Stick Box Storage Chest From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Bowls softening the tones of the

softening the tones of the wood while still allowing the natural grain and historic wear to show through

According to the writing on the bottom of the cabinet it was made for a very wealthy merchant named Nakai Shojiuemon Tachibana Takenari on Tomi-machi street who was 68 years old and originally from Hino

These food bowls were used every day by the Konyak tribe for eating meals

224 x 45 x 95 (wxdxh cms)

This piece is around 150 years old and is marked with the characters 'yuan'

Stick Box Storage Chest From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Bowls softening the tones of theKnown as stick boxes, these antique Indian boxes were passed down through the family with each generation in the Thar desert area of West Rajasthan and were used as dowry chests. These boxes usually come from the area west of Jaisalmer, towards the Pakistani border where wood is scarce. This style of box is almost exclusively made from sticks harvested from the kair tree (capparis decidua), which also provides an edible bitter fruit). This chest sits