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While most kothlio were raised up from the ground on legs, there were a few like this one which were built up from the ground itself. The form and ornamentation of a kothlio was decided by the women of the family who made them.
Details
- Title: Kothlio (Larder)
- Location: Konara, Barmer, 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: Earth (Mud), Metal, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
- Region: Marwar
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
- Earth Craft Technique: Slab building, Mud-relief work, Lipan kaam
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