A katordaan is a container used to store food items like roti to keep them fresh. It is said that they were also used to store jewellery items. Hence a latch was provided to be able to lock it.
Details
Title: Katordaan (Container)
Location: Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Type: Vastu (Object)
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