As a hope chest, the pataaro is exuberantly ornamented. The façade of this pataaro exhibits a fine grid of brass straps teamed with minutely stamped and embossed geometric, floral and peacock motifs.
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Details
Title: Pataaro (Chest)
Location: Katar, 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