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Alcoves made in the walls of the kitchen are used to store items used in cooking. The three shelves in this alcove were each used to store different items; the bottom shelf had oil and grains, the middle one had utensils and the top shelf had ingredients like salt, turmeric and other spices stored in containers.
Details
- Title: Almari (Alcove)
- Location: Manakpur Sharif, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- 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: Earth, Stone
- Stone Craft Technique: Masonry
- Region: Malwa
- Earth Craft Technique: Brick masonry
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