Bronze Valampuri Ganesha Statue - 18th Century Wardrobes This dramatic Indian white painted

This dramatic Indian white painted teak dowry chest is from the Rabari tribe of Kutch

It can be hung in either portrait or landscape

A Choksar is a prayer table used in monasteries & homes

Trailing vines and blossoms can be seen painted across the chest on an ochre background

This Tibetan folding choksar dates to the 19th century and has been repainted in the 20th century as is often common practice in Tibet

Bronze Valampuri Ganesha Statue - 18th Century Wardrobes This dramatic Indian white paintedThis auspicious 18th century Ganesha figure is a Valampuri Ganesha (where the trunk is turned to the right. Valampuri Ganesha is the most auspicious of Ganesh figures as the remover of obstacles. This style of miniature Ganesha would have been used in a personal home shrine. This bronze figure is from Tamil Nadu with considerable signs of age and ritual wear including pink tikka paste. He holds an axe in one of his four hands and what looks to be a