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Dhaliyu (Merchant’s desk)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
In old town markets, a dhaliyu is used in many shops even today. The sloping surface of this dhaliyu is in two parts with different storage compartments below. The furniture has been modified with a veneer sheet on the worktop.
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- Title: Dhaliyu (Merchant’s desk)
- Location: Dahod, Dahod, Gujarat
- Type: Sapaat (Surface)
- Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Wood, Metal
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
- Region: East Gujarat
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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