Musar (Mortar & Pestle)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

A pestle in this part of Rajasthan is known as musar. This turned wood pestle is used in combination with the floor-set ukhal to separate husk from grains. The lower end of the pestle is covered with a metal sheet to prevent the wood from splitting.

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Title: Musar (Mortar & Pestle)
Location: Chakeri, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan
Type: Vastu (Object)
Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Samrudha Dixit
Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
Medium: Metal, Stone, Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Turning
Stone Craft Technique: Carving, Dressing, Masonry
Region: Mewat - Brij
Metal Craft Technique: Beating, Bending

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