Vintage Brass Ghee Daan With Spout From South India, Ht 15 cm x Length 16 cm 8cm x 6.5 cm x 2 cm Its thoughtful engineering makes it

Its thoughtful engineering makes it one of the most fascinating examples of traditional Indian utilitarian craftsmanship

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Vintage Brass Ghee Daan With Spout From South India, Ht 15 cm x Length 16 cm 8cm x 6.5 cm x 2 cm Its thoughtful engineering makes itVintage ghee daan or oil pot handcrafted by artisans from the South of India. Found in most households, the vessel has a flat round belly and a slightly elongated neck, a dome shaped lid with a crowning figure of a peacock and a spout for pouring ghee or oil during meals. The peculiarity of this pot is that the spout is not totally round like a pipe as usual, but more like an open channel. Open spouts of this type have an old history in western India