Tika Box From Rajasthan - 19th Century Sideboard The painting and heavy brass

The painting and heavy brass fittings are all original

32 x 22 x 100 (wxdxh cms)

This wonderful boar was made by Dokra Tribesmen - 19thC - using the lost wax technique

These elegant carved teak pillars with beautifully carved capitals come from Gujarat in Northern India

Tika Box From Rajasthan - 19th Century Sideboard The painting and heavy brassThese carved teak wood tika boxes originate from the Banswara tribal region of Rajasthan and date to the 19th century. Traditionally carved from a single solid block of teak, they were used to store the red pigmentkumkum or sindoorused to make the sacred forehead mark known as a tika or bindi. The interior compartments reflect this purpose, with a central rounded well for the primary pigment and smaller surrounding divisions for additional colours or