Originally made to store sweetmeats during weddings, this ornate brass gharu adorns the living space of the house and is flanked by pataara on either side. This form of a storage container may have been customised.
Details
Title: Gharu (Container)
Location: Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat
Type: Vastu (Object)
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