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Ukhal (Mortar & Pestle)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
The mortar in this example is monolithic and can be moved around within the house. Such ukhal were used by women by sitting on a pidha.
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- Title: Ukhal (Mortar & Pestle)
- Location: Khateera ki Dhani, Nagaur, Rajasthan
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- 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: Stone, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Turning
- Stone Craft Technique: Carving, Dressing
- Region: Merwara
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