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Charkha (Spinning wheel)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Women generally use a charkha while sitting on a pidhi. A number of smaller objects like boia (baskets) are used alongside the charkha. While the cotton is placed in one boia, another one is used to collect the yarn of thread being spun on the charkha.
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Details
- Title: Charkha (Spinning wheel)
- Location: Chamaru, Patiala, 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: Metal, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Painting, Turning
- Region: Malwa
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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