Painted Parrot Tika Box From Rajasthan - Ca 100 Yrs Old Pillars Base size 30 x 30

Base size 30 x 30 cm

understated exterior gives the piece a refined utilitarian quality

Materials: Hand carved sandstone

The beautiful yellow stone niches come from Jaisalmer in the Thar Desert in Northern Rajasthan

Painted Parrot Tika Box From Rajasthan - Ca 100 Yrs Old Pillars Base size 30 x 30Carved wood tika box from Rajasthan with swing lid. This has the original painting. Tika and Chopra boxes were used to store coloured pigment powder. Each morning and evening when Puja Hindu prayers are performed a red mark which is called a tika or bindi is placed on the centre of the forehead and sometimes holy figures and chests used by the family. Ofteen decorated with parrots or peacocks. From India 22 x 6 x 11 UK Delivery Charge except Highlands