Chhaaj (Winnower)

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

In Haryana, a chhaaj is specifically made using stalks of sarkanda grass. It is common to use it while seated on a patadi (floor seat). This chhaaj was used twice a month and was kept in the storeroom of the house when not in use.

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Title: Chhaaj (Winnower)
Location: Panchnota, Mahendragarh, Haryana
Type: Vastu (Object)
Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
Medium: Grass (Sarkanda), Leather
Region: Ahirwal
Grass Craft Technique: Joinery

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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