Indian Chakki Coffee Table From Rajasthan - 19thC Material - Elm Bikaner is a town famous

Bikaner is a town famous for its fine painting of both buildings and smaller decorative pieces

These narrow painted cabinets are made from reclaimed old pine

97 x 52 x 226 (w x d x h cms)

Technique: Traditional Dhokra Lost-Wax Casting

Indian Chakki Coffee Table From Rajasthan - 19thC Material - Elm Bikaner is a town famousThe iconic Indian grinder table is known colloquially as a chakki. These tables have been used in The West as round coffee tables, dog beds & seats. Chakki tables are repurposed teak rice grinding mills from villages in Rajasthan or Gujarat. Originally used with quern stones for grinding wheat or other grains. There is normally a small door at the side for the flour to come out. The Hindi name for these hand operated mills is 'Chakki' or 'Chukki.'