Brass Studded Rosewood Bombay Chest - 19th Century Material - Cypress Wood Male deities were predominantly associated

Male deities were predominantly associated with ancestor worship

Small - 37 x 37 x 43

while the gentle wear

fish and landscape motifs

54 x 54 x 55 (wxdxh cms)

Brass Studded Rosewood Bombay Chest - 19th Century Material - Cypress Wood Male deities were predominantly associatedThis studded antique Indian chest is made from luscious rosewood. This style of Zanzibar chest is known as a Bombay chest, or a 'category 3 shisham chest' in S Unwin's seminal book. These chests were made South of Bombay. This one is larger than most chests of this style and has bum feet. You can see parallels with the Indo Portuguese and Portuguese Brazilian furniture of earlier periods. A clear influence in style from the British occupation in India