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This kotho has an opening at the bottom for the extraction of grains. Openings, like this one, are often sealed with makeshift materials like maize cobs, cloth rags or a wooden plug. The red dots on the kotho are symbols of worship as a gesture of reverence for the grains.
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- Title: Kotho (Granary)
- Location: Limkheda, Dahod, Gujarat
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- 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: Admixture (mud, hay & dung), Lime
- Region: East Gujarat
- Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
- Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building
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