Pataaro (Chest)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

Among the Kathi community of Saurashtra, the display of pataara (plural) along with brass, copper and steel utensils, within the home, are linked to ideas of social status.

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Title: Pataaro (Chest)
Location: Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat
Type: Manjush (Storage)
Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
Medium: Metal (Brass, Iron), Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
Region: Saurashtra
Metal Craft Technique: Beating, Cladding, Embossing, Riveting, Fittings

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