Bleached Doors From Bikaner - Early 19th Century Material - Sheesham Wood Ganesh has an elephantine countenance

Ganesh has an elephantine countenance with a curved trunk and big ears and the huge pot-bellied body of a human being

There is a single interior shelf and two drawers

18 x 18 x 47 cms

9 x 5 x 16

33 x 33 x 46 (wxdxh cms)

Bleached Doors From Bikaner - Early 19th Century Material - Sheesham Wood Ganesh has an elephantine countenanceThese Indian doors from Bikaner would have once been covered in extravagant painting and after many years in the Thar desert have been sun bleached. Unusual for Indian doors, they are walk through height at 188cm tall. They are constructed from roheda wood which is similar to teak wood and used almost exclusively in Northern Rajasthan. Bikaner in Rajasthan has become world famous for its extravagantly painted and expertly carved buildings, craftwork