Mint Painted Sideboard From Shanxi Origin - Nagaland Please note that the legs

Please note that the legs of all these benches are splayed

The handles were originally ivory and whilst some original handles remain

Materials: Hand-carved teak wood with remnants of red ritual pigment

This stylish Bath Robe is made in Jaipur India from block printed cotton

Many armies and traders travelled the silk route in both directions in ancient times

Mint Painted Sideboard From Shanxi Origin - Nagaland Please note that the legsThis early 20th century sideboard is from the northern Shanxi province on the border of Mongolia. The cabinet shape is Mongolian in style. These cabinets were used by nomadic people for storage of clothes and bedding as grain stores. They were also used as altar cabinets for family ancestor worship. The front doors have been modified from the original closed front to make it more functional. Instead, it would have originally opened from the top by a