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Peti almari (Chest)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Peti almari are decorated elaborately as they form a part of the daaj. This peti almari was decorated with painted floral patterns and peacocks on its facade. It was kept raised on bricks with a tokra (basket) stored under it.
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Details
- Title: Peti almari (Chest)
- Location: Mahta, Bathinda, Punjab
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Glass, Metal, Paper, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Painting
- Region: Malwa
- Paper Technique: Printing
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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