Ref:  6924

A rare carved box from the Hindu Kush so-called Kafiristan or Land of the Infidels later termed Nuristan (Land of Light) this basically means it comes from the non-Muslim highland tribes - in this area wood carving was a specialism and you can see this in this box.

Land of the Unbelievers      19th cent.

H: 77cm (30.3in)
W: 136cm (53.5in)
D: 48cm (18.9in)

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