Indian "Damchiya" Dowry Chest From Kutch - 19thC Material - Celadon 99 x 46 x 87

99 x 46 x 87 (wxdxh cms)

Dowry was mostly Gold jewellery and Silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged

is known as a toran

34 x 34 x 31 (wxdxh cms)

warmth and an effortlessly elegant drape

Indian "Damchiya" Dowry Chest From Kutch - 19thC Material - Celadon 99 x 46 x 87Carved Teak Dowry Chest Damchiya From Kutch, Gujarat. The front is chip carved in the traditional style with lacquered panelling. Traditionally the brides family had to offer gifts known as Dowry to the bridegrooms 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