Old Indian Parath Bowl From Rajasthan Coffee Tables personal belongings

personal belongings

Tea chests were made from fine wood and took pride of place in a Japanese home

created from a beautifully carved wooden window frame

A 90 - 120 year old brass puja bell that would have been used while performing puja (Hindu prayers) all over India in both homes and in temples

or paan (betel leaf preparations)

Old Indian Parath Bowl From Rajasthan Coffee Tables personal belongingsParaths were used in India as mixing bowls for making chapatti and paratha bread. Bowls like this are found all over India. The best wooden parath bowls like this one are carved from a single piece of timber. This bowl is made from teak wood and is from Rajasthan. It is over 100 years old and covered with a rich patina from years of use. Lovely quality bowls like this are now less and less commonly found as many are broken or stripped of their patina.