Carved Teak Opium Grinder -19thC Religious Item Of unrivalled strength and stoutness

Of unrivalled strength and stoutness

These jali fish were traditionally filled with sweet smelling spices and hung in huts

Materials: Hand Carved Sandstone

Isho-Dansu were made as clothing chest of drawers for storage of expensive clothing and garments

Carved Teak Opium Grinder -19thC Religious Item Of unrivalled strength and stoutnessThis beautifully carved and patinated teak Kharal was made for grinding opium. This piece dates from the 19thC and would have been passed down through the family from one generation to another. Probably made by a family member it is carved from a single piece of timber with the shape of a lions head at one end and a snake "Nag" head at the sprout end. The tradition of growing and taking opium in Rajasthan has exsisted for centuries and to some extent