Pataaro (Chest)

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

The ornamental brass façade of this pataaro displays a fine mix of geometric piercings and embossed motifs of flowers, peacocks and elephants, whereas its sides and the two wheel covers at the bottom are painted in a green colour.

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Title: Pataaro (Chest)
Location: Gondal, Rajkot, 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: Metal (Brass, Iron), Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Painting
Region: Saurashtra
Metal Craft Technique: Beating, Cladding, Embossing, Piercing, Riveting, Fittings

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