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Dhaliyu (Merchant’s desk)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
This refined dhaliyu rests on finely turned legs. It has a long writing surface that houses two lockable lids. A wooden curb on the edge of the surface prevents ink pots and other items from falling over.
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Details
- Title: Dhaliyu (Merchant’s desk)
- Location: Limbdi, Surendranagar, Gujarat
- Type: Sapaat (Surface)
- 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: Metal, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
- Region: Saurashtra
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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