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Charkha (Spinning wheel)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Cotton grows extensively across Punjab. This is directly related to the common use of charkha across the region. The women make use of the spun cotton threads to weave or knit textile that is further used to make clothes, or decorate objects like pakkha or changair.
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- Title: Charkha (Spinning wheel)
- Location: Bhaini Massa Singh, Tarn Taran, 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: Cotton (Rope), Metal, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
- Region: Majha
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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