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Single: 150 x 225cm
with small marks and dents consistent with age and use
Ther paintwork is original - cinnabar & ochre
handcrafted in India from responsibly sourced buffalo horn
Painted Majus Dowry Chest From Gujarat- 19thC Brass Bound Cabinets Single: 150 x 225cmThis painted teak dowry chest from Gujarat is called a majus in Hindi. Traditionally the bride's family had to offer gifts known as dowry to the bridegroom's family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was normally gold jewellery and silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged. This Indian dowry chest has clear Portuguese influences as seen by the carved sunburst panels either side of
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