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Charkha (Spinning wheel)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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

Charkha is a spinning wheel used to spin threads out of raw cotton. This charkha was gifted to the eldest women of the family during her wedding around forty-eight years ago. Though it was not in use, she had chosen to keep it as memorabilia of her wedding.

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  • Title: Charkha (Spinning wheel)
  • Location: Nagpur, Fatehabad, 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: Cotton (Rope), Metal (Iron), Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
  • Region: Bagad
  • Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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