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Kothla majus (Chest)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
A kothla majus functions as a strong box to store valuables as well as other everyday items. Its rectangular body is strengthened by nailing thin wooden strips over the intersecting members.
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- Title: Kothla majus (Chest)
- Location: Rajpipla, Narmada, 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: Metal (Iron), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
- Region: East Gujarat
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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