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A chest is called a peti and is used to store clothes and mattresses. Customarily, a peti is given as a gift to the bride in her bridal trousseau from her maternal family in her marriage. This peti was placed in a room near the courtyard of a haveli where the owners no longer live. It was left behind by them and was presently used by the caretaker of the haveli.
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- Title: Peti (Chest)
- Location: Barwa, Bhiwani, Haryana
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
- 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: Joinery
- Region: Bagad
- Metal Craft Technique: Bending, Cladding, Fittings
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