Bankdo | Bench

Details

Category: Aasan
Location: Andar Khet, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Cultural region: Vagad
Materials: Metal (Iron), Wood
Metal craft technique: Fittings
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Painting
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

Placed outside a traditional house in Dungarpur, this bankdo has a sloping armrest similar to the ones found in Gujarat. It belonged to a lady who had it made after seeing a similar bankdo at a missionary school in Gujarat, where she had worked.

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