Indian Stick Box Chest From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Material - Iron This sideboard is made from

This sideboard is made from northern elm wood (榆木 yumu) with original brass fittings

They're guaranteed frost hardy and made in Northern China where winter temperatures can drop to -20 Celsius

making them ideal for reinterpretation as decorative accessories

32 x 18 x 45 (wxdxh cms)

These doors are supplied on a stand but can be wall mounted or incorporated into a building with relative ease

Indian Stick Box Chest From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Material - Iron This sideboard is made fromKnown as stick boxes, these 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). Kair trees take a long