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Khuti | Wall peg
Category: Manjush
Location: Jatola, Gurugram, Haryana
Cultural region: Mewat
Materials: Wood
Wood craft technique: Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
A wall peg is also called a khuti owing to dialectical differences in language. This khuti made of sheesham wood was fixed in a room and was used to hang clothes. Sweaters and scarfs would be hung during winters as it becomes difficult to put them back on the attic every day after their use.