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A beel is an in-built shelf used for storing utensils and various household things. It is a part of the vernacular houses in the Marwar region, especially Barmer and Jaisalmer districts. Women build such shelves in the kitchen areas along with other mud furniture (like the kathatara).
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Details
- Title: Beel (Shelf)
- Location: Mahabar, Barmer, Rajasthan
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- 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: Earth (Mud), Lime, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
- Region: Marwar
- Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
- Earth Craft Technique: Mud relief work, Painting
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