Origin: Oman (note the similar carving on doors in Oman and Zanzibar) ; Unwin unclear on origin ; Carter ref 5 page 109 shows an example with poor carving he says: This chest is from Bombay (??) and the pineapple pattern is much favored in the region of the Hadramawt (Yemen) and Dhufar (Oman) . This one was acquired in Salalah Comment: Carters chest is a later copy made of teak wood.