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Danda Kunda (Mortar & Pestle)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
According to a tradition in this house, the danda made of neem wood was only used while preparing food for the spiritual guru of the family, who would visit them occasionally. It was painted yellow and had a metal strap braced around the top of it to prevent the wood from splitting.
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Details
- Title: Danda Kunda (Mortar & Pestle)
- Location: Bhaini Massa Singh, Tarn Taran, Punjab
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- 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: Earth (Terracotta), Metal, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Painting
- Region: Majha
- Metal Craft Technique: Beating, Bending
- Earth Craft Technique: Firing
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