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The beel recorded in Barmer were single shelves spanning the entire length of a wall in the house. This example had diamond shaped mud ornaments hung using threads in a criss-cross manner at the bottom. The top edge was decorated with patterns made using mud-relief work. Floral perforations were made on the surface of the beel
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- Title: Beel (Shelf)
- Location: Mahabar, Barmer, 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: Earth (Mud), Lime, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
- Region: Marwar
- Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
- Earth Craft Technique: Mud relief work, Painting
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