Tribal Silver Ganesh & Lakshmi Amulet - 19th Century Origin - UK The print is likely a

The print is likely a copy of a painting by Chotu painted circa 1860-1870 and now owned by The Met in New York

square posts with capped tops

The skilled paan maker is known as a paanwala

Form: Rectangular kanchha or mandaliya-style plaque with floral borders and four flower-form suspension loops

Tribal Silver Ganesh & Lakshmi Amulet - 19th Century Origin - UK The print is likely aThis 19th century silver kanchha amulet from Rajasthan brings together Ganesh and Lakshmi, a pairing long favoured across the region for its combined promise of prosperity, wellbeing and the removal of obstacles. The two deities sit in a compact rectangular, shrine like panel framed by a dense mandaliya style border of flowers and beadwork, forming a small portable vastu or sacred house plan. Its four flower shaped terminals conceal the suspension