Boti (Basket)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

Baskets are ubiquitous to most parts of Punjab and are used for various purposes. A basket made of papier mache is called boti. It is mostly used while working on a charkha (spinning wheel), to keep cotton or thread spun on it.

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Title: Boti (Basket)
Location: Kattu, Barnala, 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: Lime, Papier mache
Region: Malwa
Lime Craft Technique: Plastering

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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