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Paniyara (Water pitcher storage)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
The taan (shelf) is used to place glasses and tumblers used to drink water from. At the top, a series of aada (wall niches) are provided to store smaller items. There are khuti (wall pegs) provided next to the aada from which induni or valingi (pot ring), used to rest the water pots, are hung.
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Details
- Title: Paniyara (Water pitcher storage)
- Location: Udaipura, Dungarpur, 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: Carving, Dressing, Masonry, Painting
- Region: Vagad
- Earth Craft Technique: Brick masonry, Lipan kaam
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