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Bilona is an object used for churning butter or buttermilk. It is made up of an earthen pot and a wooden churner which is tied to a vertical support (in this case, a column). A rope is loosely tied around the rod that aids the churning process.
Details
- Title: Bilona (Churner)
- Location: Lakhruki, Karauli, Rajasthan
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- 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: Earth (Terracotta), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
- Region: Mewat - Brij
- Earth Craft Technique: Pottery
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