Green Painted Stick Door From Jaisalmer - 19th Century sarong Features: Two-part stacking design

Features: Two-part stacking design

Hand-carved from a single block of wood

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Materials: Cotton base with silk embroidery

Green Painted Stick Door From Jaisalmer - 19th Century sarong Features: Two-part stacking designThis stick door panel is from Jaisalmer area in Rajasthan, Northern India and dates to the 19th century. They were used in the buildings of the desert dwelling tribes which were made of mud and clay. There's remains of green paint in these doors. This panel is unusually tall for a Jaisalmer stick door. Wood is very scarce in the desert & doors, window shutters and furniture were made of sticks harvested from the Kair tree (Capparis decidua). The