Painted Indian 2 Door Pithara Console Chest Chest Marapachi Bommai (meaning Wooden dolls)

Marapachi Bommai (meaning Wooden dolls) are a legacy passed on from one generation to another in the states of Tamil Nadu

These beautifully painted 18th century Indian window shutters hail from the town of Bikaner in Northern Rajasthan

or unique serving vessels for dry foods

As it is such a large piece it is fitted with wheels

Painted Indian 2 Door Pithara Console Chest Chest Marapachi Bommai (meaning Wooden dolls)This fabulously decorative chest has been reduced in depth and has had two doors added to create an exotic and unusual sideboard. Teak with hand forged iron banding, it has been repainted with traditional Indian designs. In it's previous life this 19thC chest was used to store dowry and was known as a pithara. This style of pithara is from a Kathi home in Saurashtra and was known in the local dialect as a pataro. The Kathi were a ruling caste in