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Metal frames for pakkhi with handles made of wood or metal are readily available in the market. The women would then customise the decorative surface as per their own aesthetic sensibilities. In this pakkhi, the frame was covered by stitching fabric in a circular pattern forming layers of two colours.
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- Title: Pakkhi (Fan)
- Location: Sanipur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Metal, Textile, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Lacquering, Turning
- Region: Malwa
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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