Parrot Lamp Bracket From Gujarat - 19th Century Material - Papier Mache This carved Indian architectural horse

This carved Indian architectural horse panel is a lintel which would have been used above a doorway to a home

with a rich patina developed through decades of weathering

and burning of butter lamps

Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar with Phoenix Design

Parrot Lamp Bracket From Gujarat - 19th Century Material - Papier Mache This carved Indian architectural horseAn 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 &