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Galla Peti (Casket)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Traditionally, it was convenient to store money and valuables in peti since they were lockable and could be easily stored in a pataaro or a majus.
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Details
- Title: Galla Peti (Casket)
- Location: The South Asia Collection, from Gujarat
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
- Rights: South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Wood, Metal (Brass)
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Carving
- Metal Craft Technique: Embossing, Riveting, Fittings
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