Old Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - 19thC | Indigo Antiques
Interior Of Old Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - 19thC | Indigo Antiques
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Painted Regency Style Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - 19thC

SKU A00807V1

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These pretty lacquer pots from Rajasthan are over 100 years old and are beautifully decorative. Used for storing bindi (the red powder that Indian ladies apply to the forehead - signifying the third eye). Lacquering is done by the craftsman on a hand powered lathe. The wooden pot is spun and a lac stick. pressed against the pot. As the pot spins friction softens the lac which coats the surface of the wood. Quite intricate designs can be created by the craftsman using different techniques. Our lacquer boxes come from Rajasthan, Sind ( Kutch) and Himachal Pradesh.
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11 x 11 x 6.5 (wxdxh cms)

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