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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 is the only sandook recorded in this research with stained glass encased in the panels. The family had migrated to Mehdipur from Kasur village in Lahore district, now situated in Pakistan. Among all their belongings, they had also carried the sandook with them. The owner recollected that it took five people to lift it

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  • Title: Sandook (Cabinet)
  • Location: Mehdipur, Tarn Taran, 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: Glass, Metal, Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
  • Region: Majha
  • Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
  • Glass Craft Technique: Staining
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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