Parrot Lamp Bracket From Gujarat - 19th Century Material - Mulberry Wood Carved from teakwood

Carved from teakwood

has matured into a softly burnished patina through generations of use

136 x 19 x 49 (wxdxh cms)

is very light weight with white brass decoration

and so much nicer than using modern plastic

Parrot Lamp Bracket From Gujarat - 19th Century Material - Mulberry Wood Carved from teakwoodAn old Indian lamp holder from a Kathi home in Gujarat, probably Saurashtra dating to the 19th century. It features a beautifully carved parrot as part of the rotating bracket which has been painted green. A lamp would have been placed on the bracket allowing the light to be directed. In Gujarati, these are called Dv. References: See 'Lamps of India' by D. G. Kelkar, fig 106 for a similar example Another similar example can be seen in 'Folk Art &