Kothi (Granary)

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

Smaller granaries called kothi are used to store small quantities of grains or flour to last up to a fortnight or a month. This kothi, shaped like a pot, was made using an admixture of mud, husk and dung. It was finished with a coat of lime plaster.

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Title: Kothi (Granary)
Location: Chainpura, Baran, 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: Admixture (mud, husk & dung), Lime
Region: Hadoti
Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building

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