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Almari | Alcove
Details
Category: Manjush
Location: Pachgaon, Rewari, Haryana
Cultural region: Ahirwal
Materials: Earth, Stone
Earth craft technique: Brick masonry, Painting
Stone craft technique: Dressing
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
This almari was built in the storeroom of a residence. It was used for keeping extra pairs of shoes, fans, batteries, boxes filled with threads and other ancillary things. On the sides of this almari, knitted wall hangings made by the woman of the house were hung.
