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Tankhuniya (In-built cabinet)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Unlike aada that are built into the walls as niches, the sides of a tankhuniya are built using the full thickness of the walls. In case of thefts or burglaries, it was harder to dig through from the outside into a tankhuniya as compared to the aada. Because of this, the tankhuniya was also used as a safe box.
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Details
- Title: Tankhuniya (In-built cabinet)
- Location: Bada Doongra, Banswara, 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
- Medium: Metal, Stone, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Painting
- Stone Craft Technique: Dressing, Masonry, Painting
- Region: Vagad
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings, Painting
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