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Charkha (Spinning wheel)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
A charkha is a spinning wheel used to make threads out of cotton. It is an important part of the material culture in Punjab, where it is a common practice to gift a charkha to a newly married bride. A charkha is often decorated using various techniques because of this ritualistic significance.
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- Title: Charkha (Spinning wheel)
- Location: Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Glass (Mirror), Metal, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Painting, Turning
- Region: Majha
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
- Glass Craft Technique: Staining
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