Carved Tribal Chair From Nagaland - Ca 1930 Serveware where proportion and craftsmanship were

where proportion and craftsmanship were valued over excessive ornamentation

This iron sheep is so very cute

trays like this were an essential part of everyday life

This old Indian cowbell is from Rajasthan

Carved Tribal Chair From Nagaland - Ca 1930 Serveware where proportion and craftsmanship wereThese carved tribal chairs are from Nagaland, North East India. These chairs would have been used by the tribal leaders and elders and are carved from one piece of wood from the hollock tree (terminalia myriocarpa) also known as the East Indian almond tree. It dates to the 1930's and has a beautiful patina. Nagaland is a relatively inaccessible and unexplored area of India which borders with Myanmar. The people live in villages set throughout the