Spotted Lacquer Ball From Barmer - 19th Century Material - Kiri Wood This simple bleached cedar wood

This simple bleached cedar wood chest is from Himachal Pradesh in the Himalayas

It is from Maharashtra or Karnataka

38 x 11 x 93 (wxdxh cms)

the piece remains strong

Since building techniques have moved on and they're no longer used in the traditional way

Spotted Lacquer Ball From Barmer - 19th Century Material - Kiri Wood This simple bleached cedar woodThis vibrant 19th century spotted lacquer ball from Barmer, on the Rajasthan Sindh border, is a superb example of traditional Indian lacquerware. Crafted using a two colour scratchwork technique, the surface displays a lively mottled orange red pattern, intersected by black lacquer bands with fine decorative detailing. Such lacquered pieces were used in Rajasthan and Gujarat as storage containers, often for jewellery or bindi powder, and their