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Penda (Water pitcher storage)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
In this residence, penda was a room used to store a large number of water pots and pitchers. It was built in the courtyard of the residence. It had a stone slab on which earthen pots filled with water were kept. A shorter safety door not covering the entire height was made to keep toddlers and pets from entering the space.
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- Title: Penda (Water pitcher storage)
- Location: Maham, Rohtak, Haryana
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- 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: Earth, Metal (Iron), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
- Region: Khadar
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
- Earth Craft Technique: Brick masonry, Painting
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