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Magsi ghota (Mortar & Pestle)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Magsi ghota is a unique type of mortar and pestle recorded in Barmer. The mortar was made from terracotta and the pestle from neem wood. It was specifically used for making thandai which is a drink made during the festival of Holi.
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- Title: Magsi ghota (Mortar & Pestle)
- Location: Barmer, Barmer, Rajasthan
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- 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 (Terracotta), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Turning
- Region: Marwar
- Earth Craft Technique: Pottery, Firing
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