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In Kutch, mud granaries are made by women, who meticulously decorate them with mud-relief and mirror work. The décor is similar to that done on the interior walls and other mud furniture within the vernacular dwellings.
Details
- Title: Kothi (Granary)
- Location: Gandhi Nu Gam, Kutch, 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: Kutch
- Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
- Earth Craft Technique: Mud-relief work, Lipan kaam
- Admixture Craft Technique: Slab building
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