Painted Betel Nut Box From Kerala - Ca 1910 Lighting This carved Indian Ganesh panel

This carved Indian Ganesh panel is a lintel which would have been used above a doorway to a home

80 x 5 x 160 (wxdxh cms)

Cows are still revered an continue to wander the streets in India

The top shows the natural figuring of elm wood

featuring intricate floral motifs and stylised birds stitched in rich

Painted Betel Nut Box From Kerala - Ca 1910 Lighting This carved Indian Ganesh panelCarved from a single piece of jackfruit wood and painted, this style of box is known as a Malabar box or Nettur Petti and was likely used as a wedding box, jewellery box or betel nut box. These boxes are named after the village of Nettoor where this style of box originated. They were often used as jewellery and dowry chests for women of wealthy families. The hut style with a gabled lid resembles the thatched houses of Kerala and acts as a metaphor for