A raised platform was built around this chulha, to keep things like the hot pan, rolling pin and board, tongs, and matchbox after their use. At the bottom, a boundary was made to contain the firewood ash from the hearth.
Details
Title: Chulha (Hearth)
Location: Chhainsa, Faridabad, 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: Earth
Region: Mewat
Earth Craft Technique: Brick masonry, Plastering
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