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While wood is the primary construction material of a paata, metal fittings are used to provide strength. Khuniyu is the metal bracing provided at the corners for additional strength to the wooden joinery. In this paata the khuniyu were connected using a continuous metal strip that is riveted on all four sides.
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- Title: Paata (Bench)
- Location: Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan
- Type: Aasan (Seating)
- 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 (Iron), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
- Region: Marwar
- Metal Craft Technique: Bending, Fittings, Riveting
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