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Ghanti ane thalo (Hand mill grinder & stand)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
This is a ghanti placed in a wooden thalo accompanied by a rudimentary paatlo. The wedge at the bottom is pulled out to decrease the gap between the two grinding stones, for the grinding of fine flour. It is tapped in with a mallet to increase the gap and produce coarser flour.
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- Title: Ghanti ane thalo (Hand mill grinder & stand)
- Location: Judavant, Chhota Udepur, Gujarat
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Stone, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
- Stone Craft Technique: Dressing
- Region: East Gujarat
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