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Many takhat in Shekhawati end up in the collections of artefact dealers or at warehouses to be sold again. This takhat was placed in the courtyard of a haveli that housed one such collection. It was used by the caretaker to sit on.
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- Title: Takhat (Bench)
- Location: Mandawa, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
- Type: Aasan (Seating)
- 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, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
- Region: Shekhawati
- Metal Craft Technique: Bending, Fittings, Riveting
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