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Sandook (Cabinet)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

This intricately carved sandook was placed in the courtyard of a house under renovation. It was divided horizontally into two compartments and the opening of each was provided with double doors. It was owned by the lady of the house whose father had commissioned it for her wedding around eighty years ago.

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  • Title: Sandook (Cabinet)
  • Location: Ratan Khurd, Amritsar, 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: Metal, Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
  • Region: Majha
  • Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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