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A dalri is a basket made of papier mache and plastered with a layer of mud. In some cases, a mixture of mud and husk is added to the papier mache for better binding. A dalri is used mainly to keep flour for immediate use in the kitchen and sometimes to store grains as well.

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  • Title: Dalri (Basket)
  • Location: Dhani Toda, Bhiwani, 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 (Mud), Papier Mache
  • Region: Bagad
  • Earth Craft Technique: Plastering
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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