Tibetan Door With Original Paint - Ca 1920'S Origin - New Guinea making each piece a distinctive

making each piece a distinctive wearable work of art

The other cabinet can be found HERE

This particular chair is made from walnut and elm

82 x 44 x 76

weathered surface consistent with long use

Tibetan Door With Original Paint - Ca 1920'S Origin - New Guinea making each piece a distinctiveThis old Tibetan painted door is a striking piece of wall art featuring playful frolicking yaks beneath two jewel spitting mongooses. The mongooses are connected with the god of wealth Dzambhala (Jambhala in Sanskrit) and expel jewels of wisdom. They also are the natural enemy of nagas & snakes. The mongooses sit on either side of a bowl of jewels while the yaks are on either side of a Yin Yang symbol. Jewels in Tibetan art are a common motif that