Parrot Lamp Bracket From Gujarat - 19th Century Material - Papier Mache Features: Astrological grid with Devanagari

Features: Astrological grid with Devanagari script

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Parrot Lamp Bracket From Gujarat - 19th Century Material - Papier Mache Features: Astrological grid with DevanagariAn old Indian lamp holder from a Kathi home in Gujarat, probably Saurashtra dating to the 19th century. It features a beautifully carved parrot as part of the rotating bracket which has been painted green. A lamp would have been placed on the bracket allowing the light to be directed. In Gujarati, these are called Dv. References: See 'Lamps of India' by D. G. Kelkar, fig 106 for a similar example Another similar example can be seen in 'Folk Art &