TABLE (?) for ID

thinreadline · 21st October 2016, 01:13 PM

Picked up this interesting table yesterday . I was wondering where it may originate from and whether it is actually a table or whether , as I suspect, it is a door or part of a screen or window shutter that has been adapted. It all looks very old and nothing appears to have been added recently . Dimensions 1.5 m x 650 mm and very low at 200 mm .

Bob A · 21st October 2016, 06:01 PM

FWIW, it looks like legs were added later. My first impression was Indian, but I really have no idea.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 21st October 2016, 08:15 PM

Indian Style...This is an Ayurveda massage table... You fill it with oil and get a massage on it... see https://www.google.com/search?q=indi...94lW13nDyTM%3A

Bob A · 21st October 2016, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Indian Style...This is an Ayurveda massage table... You fill it with oil and get a massage on it... see https://www.google.com/search?q=indi...94lW13nDyTM%3A

Wow! I stand in awe of your range of awareness, as ever.

thinreadline · 21st October 2016, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Indian Style...This is an Ayurveda massage table... You fill it with oil and get a massage on it... see https://www.google.com/search?q=indi...94lW13nDyTM%3A

How astonishing , thank you very much .

A. G. Maisey · 21st October 2016, 11:13 PM

Possibly so, possibly no.

The central motif in this projection displays carving that in Jawa would be interpreted as a representation of a Gunungan, along with a Tree of Life. In Javanese understanding these two forms are analogous.

Javanese culture, material and otherwise, is heavily influenced by Indian culture.

thinreadline · 22nd October 2016, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Possibly so, possibly no.

The central motif in this projection displays carving that in Jawa would be interpreted as a representation of a Gunungan, along with a Tree of Life. In Javanese understanding these two forms are analogous.

Javanese culture, material and otherwise, is heavily influenced by Indian culture.

Very interesting .... and its function ?

21st October 2016, 01:13 PM	#1
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	TABLE (?) for ID Picked up this interesting table yesterday . I was wondering where it may originate from and whether it is actually a table or whether , as I suspect, it is a door or part of a screen or window shutter that has been adapted. It all looks very old and nothing appears to have been added recently . Dimensions 1.5 m x 650 mm and very low at 200 mm . Attached Images

21st October 2016, 06:01 PM	#2
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 429	FWIW, it looks like legs were added later. My first impression was Indian, but I really have no idea.

21st October 2016, 08:15 PM	#3
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Indian Style...This is an Ayurveda massage table... You fill it with oil and get a massage on it... see https://www.google.com/search?q=indi...94lW13nDyTM%3A

21st October 2016, 11:13 PM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,898	Possibly so, possibly no. The central motif in this projection displays carving that in Jawa would be interpreted as a representation of a Gunungan, along with a Tree of Life. In Javanese understanding these two forms are analogous. Javanese culture, material and otherwise, is heavily influenced by Indian culture.