Brass Dhokra Bastar Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Material - Terracotta 51 x 40 x 73

51 x 40 x 73 (wxdxh cms)

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Brass Dhokra Bastar Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Material - Terracotta 51 x 40 x 73This decorative Indian brass oil lamp is from the Bastar tribes of Chhattisgarh, India. These oil lamps were used daily and would have traditionally been used with a wick and ghee oil. It dates to the early 20th century, circa 1910. The central stand is called a stambha and is often decorated with an elephant or peacock although left plain in this case. A peacock perches at the rim of the oil reservoir ready to drink. It faces two lingams, phallic