Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 19th Century Damchiya Sideboards they are walk-through height at

they are walk-through height at 188cm tall

These antique iron back scratchers have developed a wonderful patina over time

Below the main storage area are two sliding drawers

the other two are currently in our private collection

being used to display a deity

Painted Tibetan Altar Cabinet - 19th Century Damchiya Sideboards they are walk-through height atThis excellent example of an antique Tibetan painted altar cabinet dates to the 19th century and is from Central Tibet. Buddhist shrine cabinets like this are unusual to find now and would originally have been used for housing statues of deities. These altars were called chshom and housed in the chapel of a private home. Every home had a chapel (chkhang) and most had an altar of some fashion. Originally this would almost certainly have been made with