Aliya (Wall niche)

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

Aliya are made using various techniques with different profiles, the most common being an arch. This aliya was constructed using brick masonry. The bricks forming the top of this aliya were carved to give it the desired form.

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Title: Aliya (Wall niche)
Location: Dhanaula, Barnala, Punjab
Type: Manjush (Storage)
Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
Medium: Earth
Region: Malwa
Earth Craft Technique: Brick masonry

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