Wooden Sindoor Box

Size:

5,0 x 15 x 3 cm

Region:

Rajasthan,  India

Material:

Wood

Condition:

good, nice patina; remnants of red colour inside

Description:

Sindoor  is a traditional red or orange-red colored cosmetic powder from India, usually worn by married women along the parting of their hair. Use of sindoor denotes that a woman is married , and ceasing to wear it usually implies widowhood.

The main component of modern sindoor is usually vermillion. Traditionally, sindoor is made from Bixa Orellana pods

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