Bronze Urli from South India - Late 19thC Material - Ivory Bleached by years in the

Bleached by years in the hot Indian sun these shutters would make an interesting piece of wall art

with pair of cupboard doors carved with auspicious motifs

Meiji Period - Late 19thC

27 x 26 x 41 (WxDxH cms)

Bronze Urli from South India - Late 19thC Material - Ivory Bleached by years in theUrlis ( ) are cooking vessels used as cauldrons for food preparation in Kerala, South India. Also called uruli or charakku, these cauldrons were used in both Tamil & Malayali homes and could hold vast amounts of food. They were placed directly on the fire and wooden poles were inserted through the loop handles at each side to carry them. Traditionally they were always made from bronze, or bell metal using the lost wax process (cire perdue) and were