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Chaakkhi (Hand mill grinder)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
The stand of this chaakkhi was made out of mud and built into the floor. A hole was provided on the surface to remove the ground flour collected inside. The person would sit on a pidda (stool) while using the chaakkhi.
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Details
- Title: Chaakkhi (Hand mill grinder)
- Location: Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Admixture, Metal (Iron), Stone, Wood
- Stone Craft Technique: Carving, Dressing
- Region: Khadar
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
- Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building
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