Owner of the Curios Center on Mutton Street, Ishaque specializes in all kinds of brass goods.
One of a Kind!
This nifty antique makeup pot fans out to include a mirror. Once upon a time, it probably held kajal, an ancient eye cosmetic that both women and men have been using since 3100 BC.
Considered both a coolant and an eyesight preserver, kajal is still prepared at home in parts of rural Southern India where mothers apply it to the lids of infants to protect their eyes from the harsh sun. It’s also t... Read More
Considered both a coolant and an eyesight preserver, kajal is still prepared at home in parts of rural Southern India where mothers apply it to the lids of infants to protect their eyes from the harsh sun. It’s also traditional for women and children to wear a dot of the stuff on the left side of their foreheads to protect them from the “buri nazar,” or “evil eye” of oglers and ill-wishers. Read Less
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