Blue Painted Tribal Door From Orissa - 19th Century Anglo Indian This jang features brass bat

This jang features brass bat handles

173 x 63 x 155 (w x d x h cms)

Origin: Orissa / Chhattisgarh

where they provided a place for staff and customers to sit

24 x 24 x 28 (wxdxh cms)

Blue Painted Tribal Door From Orissa - 19th Century Anglo Indian This jang features brass batThis striking 19th century tribal door from Orissa is richly layered with history, texture and folk symbolism. Retaining traces of its original blue painted surface, the door reveals an extraordinary series of deeply carved panels beneath, each depicting tribal figures, birds, monkeys, tigers and other animals in a nave yet highly decorative style. The weathered paint and worn timber give the piece remarkable depth and character, making it as much a