Indian Tikka Box / India 19th Century / Hindu Spice Box

  

ANCIENT INDIAN TIKKA BOX MADE OF CARVED WOOD DATING BACK TO THE 19TH CENTURY. IT HAS 4 COMPARTMENTS FOR PLACING THE SPICES USED TO MAKE THE BINDI. The bindi, tikka, or teeka is a mark worn on the forehead by some Hindus. Hindu men and women sometimes wear a mark on their forehead, a dot, a line, or colored lines in red, black, yellow, or ash gray. These marks are also called tilakas and tilaks in Vaishnavism.

ONE WILL NOTICE THE BEAUTIFUL WEAR AND PATINA ON THE WOOD AND ON THE STEEL HINGE, PROVING ITS USE FOR DECADES. IT IS AN OBJECT THAT WAS PASSED DOWN THROUGH SEVERAL GENERATIONS.

ABOUT 10 CM X 10 CM AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 11 CM.