Prior to the introduction of electricity, lamp holders were used to light up a small room. These two lamp holders, believed to be from Ahmedabad, are in The South Asia Collection.
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Title: Divo (Lamp holder)
Location: The South Asia Collection, from Gujarat
Type: Vastu (Object)
Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
Rights: South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust