Bajot (Low surface)

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

Wooden planks were joined together to form the square shaped surface of this bajot. This was raised up on bell shaped, lathe-turned wooden legs. This bajot was used to place offerings in a temple; the traces of vermillion and camphor soot were visible on the surface.

Details

Title: Bajot (Low surface)
Location: Jaisalmer, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Type: Sapaat (Surface)
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 (Iron), Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
Region: Marwar
Metal Craft Technique: Fittings, Riveting

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