Stick Door Panel From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Material - Terracotta Vali & Sugriva were brothers

Vali & Sugriva were brothers and when Sugriva mistakenly believed his brother to be dead

Opening the lid reveals a heavily carved interior framing an original mirror set into the underside of the lid

It stands on four sturdy

59 x 27 x 89 cm ( wxdxh cms)

Dimensions: W115 x D11 x H16 cm

Stick Door Panel From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Material - Terracotta Vali & Sugriva were brothersThis Indian stick door dates to the 19th century and would have come from the home of the desert dwelling tribes of Western Rajasthan in their buildings who made their homes of mud and clay. Wood is very scarce in the Thar desert & doors, window shutters and furniture were made of sticks harvested from the slow growing and wirey kair tree (capparis decidua). The sticks are then riveted together with iron fittings. Hung on a wall they make stunning and