Daybed From Nagaland - Ca 1920's Statues the niche would originally have

the niche would originally have been built into the wall beside a doorway where oil lamps or small candles were placed to illuminate the entrance and welcome guests

The style is from Banswara tribal region of Rajasthan

A reproduction black lacquer cabinet from Shanxi province with brass fittings - these are copies of antique lacquer cabinets

Sold and priced as a pair

This  is a utility piece

Daybed From Nagaland - Ca 1920's Statues the niche would originally haveThis rustic tribal daybed is from Nagaland and could be used in a modern home as a coffee table. It is carved from a single piece of wood from the hollock tree (terminalia myriocarpa) also known as the East Indian almond tree. The adze marks from when it was originally carved are still visible on the top. Nagaland is a relatively inaccessible and unexplored area of India which borders Myanmar. The people live in villages set throughout the jungle and