Stick Box Storage Chest From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Tansu 58 x 4 x 89

58 x 4 x 89

Fitted Interior Compartment

A unique piece with a lot of character from the mid 20th century

Originally top opening

80 x 8 x 126 (wxdxh cms)

Stick Box Storage Chest From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Tansu 58 x 4 x 89These chests are known as stick boxes, these antique 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).