Tribal Doors From Nagaland - Ca 1920 Decorative Chinese Art 5 x 1 x 35

5 x 1 x 35 (wxdxh cms)

Features: Two-part stacking design

symbolising the sacred confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers

Supplied in original gilt frame which has a small amount of damage in places

2 (wxh cms)

Tribal Doors From Nagaland - Ca 1920 Decorative Chinese Art 5 x 1 x 35This excellent pair of tribal doors comes from Nagaland, North East India. Likely to be doors to the tribal leaders' homes, the abstract design is that of buffalo horns. Each door is carved from a single piece of wood from the hollock tree (terminalia myriocarpa) also known as the East Indian almond tree. Nagaland is a relatively inaccessible and unexplored area of India which borders Myanmar. The people live in villages set throughout the jungle and