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Okhli (Mortar & Pestle)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
The stone adds to the flavour of the ground spices and conversely the spices leave the flavour behind on the stone. Sometimes, to ensure there is no mixing of flavours, separate okhli were used for separate spices. This okhli was used to grind red chillies only.
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Details
- Title: Okhli (Mortar & Pestle)
- Location: Dangawas, Nagaur, 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: Stone
- Stone Craft Technique: Dressing
- Region: Merwara
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