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This lacquered rai was kept near the courtyard of the house and was used daily to churn buttermilk. Ghee and lassi were also churned using this rai in an earthen pot known as a biloni in some houses in Haryana.
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Details
- Title: Rai (Churner)
- Location: Himda, Karnal, 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: Cotton (Rope), Metal (Iron), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Lacquering, Turning
- Region: Nardak
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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