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Some kotha are decorated by painting religious or nature-inspired motifs using lime or gheru on a lime-based plaster that is applied on the surface. This kotha was no longer being used as a granary. The woman who had made it had adapted it to store her personal belongings.
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- Title: Kotha (Granary)
- Location: Chak Ramnagar, Bharatpur, 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: Admixture (mud, hay & dung), Lime, Metal (Iron), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
- Region: Mewat - Brij
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
- Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
- Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building
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