Dowry box
| Description: |
Indian weddings are very festive and full of gift-giving. Traditionally, the brides parents are expected to give a dowry, or wedding gift, to the future husbands household in the form of money, jewelry, textiles, or any variety of valuable items. A box like this might have been used to carry a dowry to the house of the groom. In the past and even today in some parts of India, marriages are arranged by the families of the bride and groom. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/377 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Geography: |
India |
| Subjects: |
Dowry Dowry--India Boxes India India--Social life and customs Weddings Marriage customs and rites |
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