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Hindolo | Swing
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Category: Aasan
Location: Mendarda, Junagadh, Gujarat
Cultural region: Saurashtra
Materials: Earth (Ceramic), Metal, Wood
Earth craft technique: Tilework
Metal craft technique: Fittings
Wood craft technique: Carving, Fretwork, Joinery, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
This ornate hindolo serves as a bench in a porch of a residence in Mendarda. It could be mistaken for a bankdo if it wasn’t for the hinged back and hooks at the corners of the supports that are used to suspend it.
