C1402
Indian Kutchi Mirrored Mudwork (Lippan Kam) Food Storage Cabinet
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DETAILS
This antique, food storage cupboard was found in the desert Kutch district in Gujarat, India. This area is known for mud-mirror work or Lippan kam on objects and the traditional mud huts (bhungas). The cupboard is of pyramid shape, atop six legs with a small carved teak door with fanciful, painted and mirrored decoration.
LITERATURE
For similar cabinets: Nora Fisher, Mud, Mirror and Thread: Folk Traditions of Rural India, p. 192
DATE
19th century
DIMENSIONS
Width 31 Depth 19 Height 52 inches
