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Dyut is an in-built storage element, specifically used for placing lamps on it. In traditional and vernacular houses that were built at a time when electricity was less common, this was an important architectural element. This dyut was carved out of wood and fitted into the wall.
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Details
- Title: Dyut (Lamp holder)
- Location: Sanipur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Painting
- Region: Malwa
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