Indian Stick Box Storage Chest From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Origin - Indonesia engraved lids with geometric and

engraved lids with geometric and floral motifs

The sides are again painted with the eight-faceted jewel which heals and protects from disease and misfortune

Technique: Hand-embroidered using traditional suzani stitchwork

stools of this type were valued for their durability

Indian Stick Box Storage Chest From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Origin - Indonesia engraved lids with geometric andKnown as stick boxes, these old Indian boxes were passed down through the family. This chest dates to the 19th century. This style of box is found exclusively in the Jaisalmer area of the Thar desert in Western Rajasthan. Wood is very scarce in the desert and the resourceful tribes people of this area made these boxes from sticks harvested from the Kair tree Capparis decidua. The sticks are then riveted together with hand wrought iron fittings to make