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Chests are called sandook in the eastern parts of Rajasthan. This was a simple sandook that was placed at the entrance of a haveli. Next to it was a takhat; both were painted in a natural wood colour.
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- Title: Sandook (Chest)
- Location: Ajmer, Ajmer, Rajasthan
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- 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, Painting
- Region: Merwara
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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