Kotha (Granary)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

Some kotha like this example were also used as larders to store containers of oil, sugar and such other ingredients used in cooking. Such kotha had inbuilt shelves constructed on the inside by placing wooden planks supported by the walls of granary.

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Title: Kotha (Granary)
Location: Beran Gaon, Bhilwara, 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, hay & dung), Lime, Metal (Iron), Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
Region: Mewar
Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building

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Cooking India Iron Metal Wood