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Mercantile families place paata outside the havelis for people to sit on while they wait for business meetings with the owners. This paata is located outside a haveli in Banthia Chowk and the top surface was restored recently.
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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, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
- Region: Marwar
- Metal Craft Technique: Bending, Fittings, Riveting
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