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A kharli is made using a combination of split bamboo and sarkanda sticks that are joined together using leather threads. Apart from using it for storing grains, this kharli was also used as a unit for measuring grains for barter, when the practice existed in the past.

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  • Title: Kharli (Basket)
  • Location: Rehrodhi, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana
  • Type: Vastu (Object)
  • 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: Grass (Bamboo & Sarkanda), Leather
  • Region: Ahirwal
  • Grass Craft Technique: Basketry, Weaving
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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