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Chowki (Low surface)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Chowki of this type are found in the merchant havelis of Shekhawati where it is used as a surface to dine on, while being seated cross-legged in front of it. Most often, a group of three to six people sit around the chowki and eat together from the same thali (plate) placed on it.
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- Title: Chowki (Low surface)
- Location: Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
- Type: Sapaat (Surface)
- 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: Metal (Brass), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Carving, Turning
- Region: Shekhawati
- Metal Craft Technique: Cladding, Inlay, Piercing
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