Tibetan Brass Bound Leather Trunk - 19th Century Style - Teapot Traditional Mortise And Tenon Construction

Traditional Mortise And Tenon Construction

In Tibet the clockwise swastika is male and anti-clockwise is female and associated with the unchangeable path

The Vase of Great Treasures

Please be aware that the colours may run - Wash separately in cold water or machine wash at 30 degrees for first 3 washes

They represent the nine manifestations of the Goddess Durga

Tibetan Brass Bound Leather Trunk - 19th Century Style - Teapot Traditional Mortise And Tenon ConstructionThis Tibetan leather trunk comes from the west of Tibet, towards Nepal. The form is unusual as Tibetan chests are usually less deep. Constructed from yak leather bound onto poplar wood. Chests and trunks were used as storage in homes and monasteries. They can be either painted wood or leather covered wood. The box is normally made from cedar, pine or poplar. This particular chest has some fantastic ageing on the leather. It has become extremely