Janeri (Shelf)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

This is the only janeri recorded in Jaisalmer. Unlike the ones recorded in Barmer, this one was built using stone, the same material used in the construction of the house. A layer of mud and lime plaster was applied over it. It had been painted pink during the festival of Diwali.

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Title: Janeri (Shelf)
Location: Roopsi, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Type: Manjush (Storage)
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 (Mud), Lime, Stone
Stone Craft Technique: Dressing, Stone masonry
Region: Marwar
Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
Earth Craft Technique: Slab building, Mud relief work, Painting

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