Brass Dhokra Work Elephant Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Door Coffee Tables This striking 19th century Indian

This striking 19th century Indian chakki table is a superb example of traditional village craftsmanship

The stone bases are carved and are the originals

many of these boxes were destroyed

Dating from the early 20th century

surface patina and minor casting irregularities consistent with traditional hand production and age

Brass Dhokra Work Elephant Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Door Coffee Tables This striking 19th century IndianThis 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 riding an elephant. A peacock perches at the rim of the oil reservoir ready to drink. It faces two lingams (one long broken and smoothed with age),