Janeri (Shelf)

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

This janeri was recorded in the kitchen of a vernacular house in Barmer. Houses here were built as a cluster of circular structures with conical roofs, called dhani. Each formed a different space. The profile of a janeri differs according to the profile of the wall it is built against.

Show lessRead more

Details

Title: Janeri (Shelf)
Location: Konara, Barmer, 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)
Region: Marwar
Earth Craft Technique: Slab building, Mud relief work, Plastering

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Zoom in

Architecture India