Tibetan Door With Original Paint - Ca 1920'S Origin - New Guinea 82 x 44 x 76

82 x 44 x 76

weathered surface consistent with long use

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This is the most sought after of all designs

sculpted top sits on four sturdy legs joined by stretchers

Tibetan Door With Original Paint - Ca 1920'S Origin - New Guinea 82 x 44 x 76This old Tibetan painted door is a striking piece of wall art featuring playful frolicking yaks beneath two jewel spitting mongooses. The mongooses are connected with the god of wealth Dzambhala (Jambhala in Sanskrit) and expel jewels of wisdom. They also are the natural enemy of nagas & snakes. The mongooses sit on either side of a bowl of jewels while the yaks are on either side of a Yin Yang symbol. Jewels in Tibetan art are a common motif that