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Tankhuniya (In-built cabinet)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
In Chainpura, Baran, the outside of these tankhuniya was plastered with mud and lime, and the cabinet only had a single plain shutter. The mud and lime plaster aids in keeping the temperature cool, making the tankhuniya ideal to be used as a storage cabinet for food items.
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Details
- Title: Tankhuniya (In-built cabinet)
- Location: Chainpura, Baran, 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: Earth (Mud), Lime, Metal, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
- Region: Hadoti
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
- Lime Craft Technique: Plastering
- Earth Craft Technique: Plastering
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