Wooden Stick Door From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Material - Kair Wood They are known in Japan

They are known in Japan as toro meaning 'light tower'

This pichwai unusually comes from Kishangarh in Rajasthan

Dimensions: W67 x D7 x H89 cm

We can provide assembly advice and instructions however we are unable to offer an assembly service outside Wiltshire

Wooden Stick Door From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Material - Kair Wood They are known in JapanThis green painted stick door dates to ninteenth century India. They were used by the desert dwelling tribes of Western Rajasthan near the city of Jaisalmer in their buildings which were made of mud and clay. See the final photograph for how these doors were used. Wood is very scarce in the Thar desert & doors, windows and furniture were made of sticks harvested from the Kair tree (Capparis decidua). The sticks are then riveted together with iron