Brass Dhokra Work Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Origin - Tibet fingers pointing to the ground

fingers pointing to the ground & the left hand facing the palm to the sky

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Brass Dhokra Work Oil Lamp From Chhattisgarh - Ca 1910 Origin - Tibet fingers pointing to the groundThis 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 both an elephant and a peacock. Four peacocks perch at the rim of the oil reservoir ready to drink. The rim is formed in the shape of a yoni, a stylized