Almari | In-built cabinet

Details

Category: Manjush
Location: Khatara, Sangrur, Punjab
Cultural region: Malwa
Materials: Metal, Wood
Metal craft technique: Fittings
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Painting
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

These two identical cabinets were recorded in an old house which was no longer inhabited. The multi-generational family who originally lived here had separated and moved out due to personal differences. Most of the vernacular furniture and belongings were left behind, including a pair of sandook, charkha, manja and doli (larder). These were all still in their original locations.

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