Indian Carved Tika Box From Banswara - 19th Century Dog Gates Internal Storage

Internal Storage

This 18th century Indian brass miniature Ganesh would have been used in personal home shrines

The surface bears the soft weathering of more than two centuries outdoors

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Indian Carved Tika Box From Banswara - 19th Century Dog Gates Internal StorageThis carved teak wood tika box from the Banswara tribal region of Rajasthan is a fine example of 19th century village craftsmanship. Traditionally carved from a single piece of teak, these boxes were used to store the sacred red powder (kumkum) applied to the forehead as a tika or bindi, an important Hindu ritual mark. This piece, over 100 years old, is richly decorated with stylised lotus carvings, a symbol of purity, and features a handle carved in