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The bamboo kothi used by the indigenous communities of South Gujarat is similar to a kablo. Its cylindrical shape is achieved by curving a woven bamboo mat. The kothi is plastered with a thin layer of lipan(an admixture of mud and dung). Its lid is made in similar fashion.
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- Title: Kothi (Granary)
- Location: Patharda, Tapi, Gujarat
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Grass (Bamboo), Earth (Mud)
- Region: South Gujarat
- Grass Craft Technique: Splitting, Weaving
- Earth Craft Technique: Lipan kaam
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