Brass Dhokra Work Bastar Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Finish - Bone Inlay These Golu Marapachi Bommai are

These Golu  Marapachi Bommai are proud possessions and have a lot of sentiment attached to them and are generally passed on by mothers to the newlywed couple for their children to play with

These days they are prefect for use in a modern kitchen or even for hiding the T

This piece was part of a private collection

echoing the graceful prayer niche forms found in historic Indian and Islamic architecture

Brass Dhokra Work Bastar Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Finish - Bone Inlay These Golu Marapachi Bommai areThis 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 decorated with a peacock. A single peacock perches at the rim of the oil reservoir ready to drink and faces two lingams, phallic symbols of Lord Shiva. The rim is formed in the