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Tarpai (Low surface)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
This is one of the oldest tarpai recorded during the fieldwork. It was recorded in the house that belonged to the late Bhagat Singh, the renowned revolutionary freedom fighter. It is believed to have been used by his mother while she ate her meals.
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- Title: Tarpai (Low surface)
- Location: Khatkar kalan, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab
- Type: Sapaat (Surface)
- 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
- Region: Doaba
- Metal Craft Technique: Riveting, Beating, Bending, Piercing
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