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This peti was one of its kind recorded in a warehouse in Shekhawati. It was given as part of a bride’s trousseau in the region. The insides were lined with fabric to safeguard expensive clothes that would be stored inside. The owner of the warehouse was using the peti to store old books in it.
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- Title: Peti (Casket)
- Location: Sardarshahr, Churu, Rajasthan
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Samrudha Dixit
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Metal (Bronze, Brass & Iron), Textile, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
- Region: Shekhawati
- Metal Craft Technique: Beating, Cladding, Etching, Fittings, Piercing, Riveting, Stamping
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