Traditional Brass Pital Oil Storage Jar / Ghee Storage Pot / Storage Box / Storage Container /Size- outlet (Small)/ Weight approx – 0.5 Kg

Size - Small
WEIGHT (KG) - 0.5 (½ Kg)
CAPACITY (ML) – 500
DIAMETER IN CM – 8.9
HEIGHT IN CM - 12.7
• Traditionally used to store ghee and oils. They are convenient and aestheic in our modern homes

•Brass is known to retain ant-oxidant properties due to the presence of Zinc.


•The ancient brass thooku container is a revival of an age-old design using a model of a 100 year old vessel along with the artisans in Andhra Pradesh.

•The unique aspects of this craft is that the top and bottom segments are attached though coupling and beating which is a very traditional way of joining instead of welding.

•The community is known for their exceptional skills in making brass masterpieces for over 1000 years. We collaborated with this community for the revival of both their livelihood and our ancient design. It has a traditional shape and resembles the pot over pot design, where in olden days the pots containing outlet ghee and curds are hung one over the other in a rope saddle.

Brass has a strong traditional value across India in terms of usage for cooking and storing purpose. This Thooku design is a unique age old designs with a nice long handle to carry them along while traveling or for storing cooked sweets/savories especially during festival. The tin lining process is done by heating the brass metal in a furnace and liquid tin applied and allowed to cool down. Storage containers were also made of very large sizes for large families.