Wooden Stick Door From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Material - Kair Wood Always round in form

Always round in form

24 x 24 x 34 (wxdxh cms)

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Beautifully carved by a talented craftsman with stylised horse heads

Wooden Stick Door From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Material - Kair Wood Always round in formThis green painted stick door dates to ninteenth century India. They were used by the desert dwelling tribes of Western Rajasthan near the city of Jaisalmer in their buildings which were made of mud and clay. See the final photograph for how these doors were used. Wood is very scarce in the Thar desert & doors, windows and furniture were made of sticks harvested from the Kair tree (Capparis decidua). The sticks are then riveted together with iron