A hanger of this type was called a tani in Jaisalmer. Two elaborately carved wooden supports (with eyelets at the lower end) were fixed into the lime washed wooden beams in the ceiling from which the tani was suspended. Bamboo was used to make this tani.
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Title: Tani (Hanger)
Location: Roopsi, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Type: Manjush (Storage)
Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Samrudha Dixit
Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust