Kothi (Granary)

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

This kothi is located in an Adivasi dwelling. It has three supports and is fitted with a lid made of the same material as the kothi. A small hole to extract grains is visible towards the base. A mud plug stoppers the hole.

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Title: Kothi (Granary)
Location: Mangal Mahudi, Dahod, 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)
Region: East Gujarat
Earth Craft Technique: Lipan kaam
Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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