Taan (Shelf)

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

A taan is a wall-mounted shelf often made in the kitchen of a house. It is used to store utensils. This taan was made using wooden planks supported on wooden and metal brackets attached to the wall.

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Title: Taan (Shelf)
Location: Beran gaon, Bhilwara, 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: Metal, Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
Region: Mewar
Metal Craft Technique: Fittings

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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