Description: Houses in older districts and villages of India often don'thave drinkable water - what do you do? You take your old copper (brass) pot andgo to the well for your water. It's a part of life that's been unchanged forhundreds of years though, with modernisation, water is now being piped to morehouses. Interestingly, this has social consequences not all of whichare welcome. For many women and girls - for it is they who will have to walk tothe well - getting out of the house and mixing with other women at the wellprovided some freedom and a chance to socialize and gossip with other women,away from the men and the in-laws. Clean tap water is certainly progress butfor some women and girls, especially in rural India, progress has come at aprice. This Copper / Brass water pot with rich patina was made in the fortified city of Wadhwan (Gujarat) and was usedby the Sakalava tribe on the West Coast of Madagascar. Back here in the USA we can use these beautiful simple itemsjust as decorative stand-alone vases or as containers for dried grasses. Sincethey're watertight you can also use them for flowers.
Price: 60 USD
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia
End Time: 2024-11-04T11:35:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Object Type: Pot
Country/Region of Manufacture: India
Material: Brass
Handmade: Yes
