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Chowki (Low surface)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
This rectangular chowki with bell shaped lathe-turned legs is not as common as the square shaped ones found in the region. It was observed that this type of chowki was most often used to place offerings for deities.
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- Title: Chowki (Low surface)
- Location: Mandawa, Jhunjhunu, 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
- Region: Shekhawati
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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