Small Brass & Rosewood 'Malabar' Chest From Kutch - 19th Century Calligraphy Brushes The tiny holes visible throughout

The tiny holes visible throughout the design helped prevent excess dye from pooling

As a reclaimed architectural fragment

This is an excellent quality reproduction piece and museum quality

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Features: Cylindrical water vessel with diamond-patterned brass overlay

Small Brass & Rosewood 'Malabar' Chest From Kutch - 19th Century Calligraphy Brushes The tiny holes visible throughoutThis beautifully carved Indian chest is known as a Malabar chest and dates to the middle of the 19th century. It is made from solid rosewood and bound with brass. This is a rather small example suggesting it was made for use as a merchants lockbox. Perhaps a sea captain. The larger chests were used as dhow trade chests for transporting spices like pepper and cloves, Indian cotton, and gemstones. The main trade hubs were Diu, Surat, Basra, Zanzibar &