Sankheda shop front
Lathe-turned Sankheda pillars in maroon, mustard and green part to open a Gujarati shop for Labh Pancham, with Lakshmi on a lacquered plaque.
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Sankheda furniture is made in Sankheda, a small town east of Vadodara in Gujarat, by families of the Kharadi community, whose name comes from the kharad, the lathe. Teak is turned on the lathe into legs, rails and knobs, and colour is applied while the wood spins: a stick of lac is pressed against it, and the heat of the friction melts the lac into crisp rings of maroon, mustard, green and black. The flat parts are painted by hand with vines and flowers, traditionally over tin foil under a yellowish varnish that makes the pattern shine like gold. Swings, chairs, low tables and the merchant's desk are the classic pieces.
In this film two turned Sankheda pillars stand together and part to open a Gujarati shop on Labh Pancham, the day trade begins again after Diwali, and Lakshmi spins in on a lacquered plaque like a piece on the lathe. The new chopda waits on the desk below your details. The artwork is drawn in the Sankheda style for this film; it is not turned or lacquered by the Kharadi craftsmen of Sankheda.
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