Loading
The size and shape of mud granaries vary remarkably across Gujarat. The kothi featured in this image is more than seven feet tall. It can store enough grain to supply the family for two years.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Kothi (Granary)
- Location: Bhad Ghed, Porbandar, 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: Admixture (mud, hay & dung), Earth (Mud), Lime
- Region: Saurashtra
- Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
- Earth Craft Technique: Mud-relief work, Lipan kaam
- Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
