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A kharli is made using a combination of split bamboo and sarkanda sticks that are joined together using leather threads. Apart from using it for storing grains, this kharli was also used as a unit for measuring grains for barter, when the practice existed in the past.
Details
- Title: Kharli (Basket)
- Location: Rehrodhi, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Grass (Bamboo & Sarkanda), Leather
- Region: Ahirwal
- Grass Craft Technique: Basketry, Weaving
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