Old Indian Parat Bowl From Rajasthan - Ca 1920 Chapati Box This is a Gangaur doll

This is a Gangaur doll given to young Bhil women during the Spring festival of Gangaur which celebrates marital happiness

This one has a larger area at the top ideal for displaying ornaments and trinkets

the results are richly decorative and carry the spirit of Rajasthan's artistic heritage

38 x 8 x 41 (wxdxh cms)

forming a compact portable vastu or sacred house-plan

Old Indian Parat Bowl From Rajasthan - Ca 1920 Chapati Box This is a Gangaur dollParats were used in India as mixing bowls for making chapatti and paratha bread. Bowls like this are found all over India. Wooden parat bowls like this 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 in marks, scratches, and patina from years of use. Most of our parat bowls are primarily 19th century or early 20th century and have wonderful patina from frequent use