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Chowki (Low surface)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Where people could not afford more elaborately ornate chowki, they painted plain wooden chowki, like this one, with a combination of geometric and floral patterns. This was used for religious or ceremonial purposes.
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- Title: Chowki (Low surface)
- Location: Dangawas, Nagaur, Rajasthan
- Type: Sapaat (Surface)
- 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: Metal (Iron), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning, Painting
- Region: Merwara
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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