The richness of the display is a significant status symbol among the community. The decoration of the pataara and the large quantity of utensils represents a higher social status.
Details
Title: Pataaro (Chest)
Location: Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat
Type: Manjush (Storage)
Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust