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Chakki (Hand mill grinder)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
A chakki is generally provided with a base to collect the ground flour. The base of this chakki was made using an admixture of mud, dung and hay and was plastered using lime. The top stone of this chakki was decorated with patterns made using red and silver paint.
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Details
- Title: Chakki (Hand mill grinder)
- Location: Dodewala, Fazilka, Punjab
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- 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: Admixture (mud, hay & dung), Stone, Wood
- Stone Craft Technique: Carving, Dressing, Painting
- Region: Malwa
- Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building
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