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Khanu (In-built cabinet)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
A wall receptacle fitted with wooden shutters is referred to as khanu or kabaat. This ornate khanu is found in the kitchen of a rundown palace.
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Details
- Title: Khanu (In-built cabinet)
- Location: Sayla, Surendranagar, Gujarat
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Lime, Wood, Metal, Stone
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning, Painting
- Stone Craft Technique: Carving, Masonry
- Region: Saurashtra
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
- Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
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