Indian Stick Box Storage Chest From Jaisalmer - 19thC Material - Glass 43 x 2 x 93

43 x 2 x 93 (wxdxh cms)

Colour: Turquoise Blue

making it an adaptable addition to a wide range of interior settings

doors 123 x 192 cms

From Africa

Indian Stick Box Storage Chest From Jaisalmer - 19thC Material - Glass 43 x 2 x 93Known 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. This particular box is unique as it