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Made with sun dried clay bricks, like the rest of the house, this kotho had two levels; the lower level was used to store utensils and the upper level for cooked food and dairy products. There was a secret compartment inside the upper level where the women stored their valuables.
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Details
- Title: Kotho (Larder)
- Location: Dungarpur, Dungarpur, 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: Earth (Mud), Metal, Stone, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
- Stone Craft Technique: Masonry
- Region: Vagad
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
- Earth Craft Technique: Brick masonry, Lipan kaam
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