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Tokri made for ceremonial usage are known as ‘shagna wali tokri’ meaning auspicious basket. This tokri was covered using a white cloth and decorated with tassels made using woollen threads. Such baskets are used to keep sweets during the ceremonies.
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- Title: Tokri (Basket)
- Location: Dhianpur, Rupnagar, Punjab
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- 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: Grass (Bamboo & Mulberry branch), Textile, Wool
- Region: Malwa
- Grass Craft Technique: Basketry, Splitting
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