Manjus (Dowry Chest) From Banswara Tribal Region - 19thC Takhat Tables This beautifully proportioned cabinet is

This beautifully proportioned cabinet is covered in a rich red lacquer and decorated with gilt scenes of the countryside

This piece was part of a private collection

with an ancestor portrait suspended above

There are two shelves within and two drawers

113 x 63 x 60  (wxdxh cms)

Manjus (Dowry Chest) From Banswara Tribal Region - 19thC Takhat Tables This beautifully proportioned cabinet isThis teak dowry chest from Banswara is known as a Manjus. Traditionally the bride's family had to offer gifts known as Dowry to the bridegroom's family if they were to find a good husband for their daughter. Dowry was normally Gold jewellery and Silk saris but sometimes brass cooking pots and other family treasures were exchanged. In modern times dowry is supposed to have been made an illegal practice, but in reality it is still practiced and cars and