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In the Mer houses of Saurashtra, all storage furniture is lined against a wall. This rudimentary pataaro is placed between a majju and a peti. Its upper surface is used as a place to stack mattresses.
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- Title: Pataaro (Chest)
- Location: Bhad Ghed, Porbandar, 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
- Medium: Metal (Iron), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Painting
- Region: Saurashtra
- Metal Craft Technique: Beating, Cladding, Riveting, Fittings
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