This delicately carved divo is designed to hold a single lamp. The holder rests on a tripod base featuring stylized elephant heads. The height of the vertical members can be altered to adjust the position of lamp.
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Title: Divo (Lamp holder)
Location: Surat, Surat, Gujarat
Type: Vastu (Object)
Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust