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Janeri | Shelf
Details
Category: Manjush
Location: Konara, Barmer, Rajasthan
Cultural region: Marwar
Materials: Earth (Mud), Glass (Mirror)
Earth craft technique: Mud relief work, Plastering, Slab building
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
A janeri is hand crafted by the women of the house, using an admixture of mud, dung and hay. The front and side surfaces of most janeri recorded in this region are ornamented using mud relief work and mud mirror work.
