Brass Chapati Box From Bombay - Ca 1920 Nandi Bulls Also known as a Paisley

Also known as a Paisley design from Kashmir shawls

(Tibetan monk)

Dimensions: W180 × D43 × H92 cm

Coal was added to the lined pit and set alight to cook food

Brass Chapati Box From Bombay - Ca 1920 Nandi Bulls Also known as a PaisleyThis antique brass chapati box dates to around 1920 and would once have been used in Rajasthan for storing and transporting chapati (wheat flatbread) and naan. Circular in form with a hinged clasp fastening, it reflects the traditional style of Indian lunch boxes that were both practical and enduring. Unlike the more elaborately engraved examples, this chapati box is plainer in design, its charm lying in the simplicity of its form, the bold loop