Name: Carved Lacquered Teak Dowry Chest - Majus From Kutch
Brand: Indigo Antiques
SKU: A00109
Price: 1250.0 GBP
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SKU: A00109

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Carved Teak Dowry Chest - Majus From Kutch, Gujarat. The front is chip carved in the traditional style with lacquered paneling.
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. In modern times dowry is supposed to have been made an illegal practice, but in reality, it is still practiced and cars and even washing machines have been known to be exchanged.

120 x 69 x 71 (wxdxh cms)

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