Polychromed Indian Tiger Figure From Gujarat - Ca 1920's Material - Zelkova Wood Behind the six outward-opening doors

Behind the six outward-opening doors are three separate storage compartments

this beautifully carved mirror is carved in the traditional Rajasthani style in the shape of a jharokha

It's hand made on the potters wheel in the traditional way

The rich rust red tones are complimented with bright dramatic floral motifs

Features: Hand-carved foliate decoration

Polychromed Indian Tiger Figure From Gujarat - Ca 1920's Material - Zelkova Wood Behind the six outward-opening doorsThis colourful and characterful Indian tiger toy figurine is from Channapatna in Karnataka. Channapatna is renowned to this day for its production of painted Indian toys. Tigers have been a symbol of India for over 5000 years and remain so to this day. Production of these figurines began in the mid 19th century with an example from 1865 on display in the V&A museum. From India References: Similar examples can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum,