Indian Stick Box Storage Chest From Jaisalmer - 19thC Style - Wine Jars 85 x 5 x 187

85 x 5 x 187 (wxdxh cms)

Original antique Tibetan cabinets are now quite rare and there are many reproduction pieces made in China coming into the market - This one is from Tibet

98 x 50 x 182 (w x d x h cms)

99 cms at base

Condition: Weathered surface consistent with age and architectural use

Indian Stick Box Storage Chest From Jaisalmer - 19thC Style - Wine Jars 85 x 5 x 187Known as Stick boxes, these boxes were passed down through the family with each generation in the Thar desert area of West Rajasthan and were used as dowry chests. Wood is very scarce in the desert and the resourceful tribes people of this area made these boxes from sticks harvested from the Kair tree Capparis decidua. The sticks are then riveted together with hand wrought iron fittings to make a very sturdy box. 97 x 55 x 57 (wxdxh cms) UK Delivery