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This paata, painted in a blue colour, was placed in the Damani Chowk, a square in the walled city of Bikaner. The top surface and the edges have worn out with use, exposing the wooden joints. Mortise and tenon joinery, locally called sal chur, is common in the construction of a paata.
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Details
- 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, Painting
- Region: Marwar
- Metal Craft Technique: Bending, Fittings, Riveting, Painting
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