This is a 200+ year old roti maker!! It was used in Portugese church rituals in Goa. Imagine rotis embossed with your religions favourite iconography 😄.
I found this and many other super cool vintage equipment on my visit to the Goa Chitra Museum. It showcases many daily use tools and equipment by the people of Goa in the 19th and early 20th century.
I find it fascinating to know what occupied the lives of people 100+ years ago. The tiresome beat of daily chores and tools to automate them. And some of them have stayed fundamentally the same for the pass 100 years!!
100 year old egg beater and betel nut/tobacco leaf cutter (i don't remember which 😛) and lemon juicers.
So many different pots and pans. All crafted by some artisan and used for years in a household.
Heavy, ancient irons to press clothes. I guess people still liked a crisp shirt/sari back in the day!
Look at this an absolutely ancient sugarcane crusher. It has a huge level turned by oxen and rotating the massive wooden crushers. Imagine you're a weary Goan 100 years back. It's a hot day. There's no fans, no ACs, no cafe for a quick Coca Cola and food unpolluted by artificial sweeteners. And then you come across this contraption and get served a cool, refreshingly sweet class of sugarcane juice! Mmmm 😋.
I've taken some exciting liberty with the narrative imagery of how the tools were used 😇. But the tools are real and old. If this kind of ethnographic, functional lens to life of ancient goans (and Indians in general) fascinates you. A visit to the Goa Chitra Museum is a must.