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Cuboidal caskets like this one are commonly used to store clothes, money, or valuables. This peti was made using simple construction methods with the top surface being divided in half, one of which was hinged and functioned as the lid for the peti.
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- Title: Peti (Casket)
- Location: Udaipur, Udaipur, Rajasthan
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- 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 (Iron), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
- Region: Mewar
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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