Paniyara (Water pitcher storage)

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

A simple and frugal paniyara with just a single niche and a stone ledge was built at the entrance of an Adivasi house. The family filled water from the nearby hand pump and stored it for drinking purposes.

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Title: Paniyara (Water pitcher storage)
Location: Malpura, Udaipur, 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), Stone
Stone Craft Technique: Dressing, Masonry
Region: Mewar
Earth Craft Technique: Lipan kaam

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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