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Kabli is a shorter form of a kablo (the smaller size is the reason for the different name). This form of granary was less frequently recorded. Kabli like this one would be used to store chickpeas which would spoil faster in other forms of granaries made only from mud.

Details

  • Title: Kabli (Granary)
  • Location: Dungarpur, Dungarpur, 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: Admixture (mud & dung), Earth (Mud), Grass (Bamboo)
  • Region: Vagad
  • Grass Craft Technique: Splitting, Weaving
  • Earth Craft Technique: Lipan kaam
  • Admixture Craft Technique: Plastering

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