An Indian Wedding Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This massive wooden wedding chest was made the earliest part of the 19th century in Gujarat, India. The chest originally contained dowry items (such as clothing and blankets) and was...
Teak
Burmese Temple Manuscript Cabinet with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental manuscript cabinet is from Rangoon, Burma and made from teak wood, lacquer, and gold leaf. This manuscript cabinet features its orig...
Gold Leaf
Large Indian Storage Chest on Wheels
Located in Chicago, IL
A superb example of an Indian (Gujarat) dowry chest with ornate frame, iron reinforcements and wheels. These chests were used to hold blankets and other valuables. The small upper door could be locked...
Teak
A Large Nagaland Wooden Platter
Located in Chicago, IL
A substantial Nagaland wooden platter, carved by hand from a single block of timber and shaped with a deep oval interior and short handle extension. Once utilitarian in purpose — use...
Hardwood
A Painted Neolithic Pottery Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
Yangshao Culture, China, c. 5000–3000 BCE A large painted terracotta basin decorated with finely executed black mineral-pigment motifs over a warm earthenware surface. Flowing geomet...
Terracotta
A Bronze Indian Urli
Located in Chicago, IL
This shallow bronze bowl is an open fire cooking vessel known as urli, used throughout southern India for preparing ayurvedic medicines and cooking large quantities of food for gathe...
Brass