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Almari (In-built cabinet)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Almari is an in-built cabinet. A wall niche is built in during the construction of the building. Doors or shutters to close it are fitted by a carpenter at a later stage. This almari was built in one of the private rooms of a haveli and was used by the caretaker. Unused containers were kept on the stone shelves.
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Details
- Title: Almari (In-built cabinet)
- Location: Barwa, Bhiwani, Haryana
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Metal (Iron), Stone, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
- Stone Craft Technique: Dressing
- Region: Bagad
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings, Paintings
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