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Paindi (Water pitcher storage)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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

A stone slab was fixed in the corner of this baithak in the house to function as paindi. It was used by the men who visited the baithak to socialize with other men. An earthen pot was filled with water by the women of the family every morning, before the men arrived at the baithak.

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  • Title: Paindi (Water pitcher storage)
  • Location: Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana
  • Type: Manjush (Storage)
  • Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
  • 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, Masonry
  • Region: Khadar
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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