Naga Warrior Shawl With Cowrie Shell Circles - Ca 1930's Ganesh Statues Originally made in Europe and

Originally made in Europe and exported to India as lighting for large homes and palaces in the 19th century candles or oil lamps would have been placed inside with a glass lid to prevent soot from marking the ceiling

although faded

This example is beautifully constructed with keyaki (Japanese zelkova) doors and drawers which have a striking bookmatched grain patterns across the sliding doors

bowls of this kind were central to communal life

These old brass buckets would once have contained holy water used in Hindu puja ceremonies

Naga Warrior Shawl With Cowrie Shell Circles - Ca 1930's Ganesh Statues Originally made in Europe andThis Chang tribal shawl from Nagaland would have belonged to a Naga warrior and is decorated with cowrie shell circles. Nagaland is a relatively inaccessible and unexplored area of India that borders Myanmar. The people live in villages set throughout the jungle and until the introduction of Christianity in the 1960's, the people of Nagaland were headhunters, regularly going to war with other nearby villages. From India. UK Delivery Charge except