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Aada | In-built cabinet
Details
Category: Manjush
Location: Kotri, Bhilwara, Rajasthan
Cultural region: Mewar
Materials: Earth, Lime, Metal, Wood
Earth craft technique: Brick masonry
Lime craft technique: Plastering
Metal craft technique: Fittings
Wood craft technique: Joinery
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
Unlike typical aada that are recessed into the wall, this particular aada, at a house in Bhilwara, was built up at the corner projecting out from the two walls. This is one of the few aada of this kind that were recorded on the survey.
