Altar Cabinet From Tibet with Original Painting - 19thC Seating Old repairs can be seen

Old repairs can be seen on the hinges

Made from rivetted iron - from the Punjab

43 x 9 x 43 cm

making this an ideal storage solution for any home

Beeswax is mixed with a little oil and kneaded well to soften it

Altar Cabinet From Tibet with Original Painting - 19thC Seating Old repairs can be seenAltar Cabinet From Tibet with Original Painting Circa Early 19thC These cabinets are constructed from cedar or pine and decorated in the traditional Tibetan colours. They were often used as family altars & were used to store religious scrolls, silk ceremonial clothes, family jewellery and yak butter used in lamps. Original antique Tibetan cabinets are now very rare and there are many reproduction pieces made in China coming onto the market The glass