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Khuti | Wall peg
Details
Category: Manjush
Location: Dhanota, Mahendragarh, Haryana
Cultural region: Ahirwal
Materials: Wood
Wood craft technique: Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
This khuti was used to hang a bag of sun-dried red chillies. The chillies would eventually be crushed in an ukhal-musal (mortar and pestle) to form a powder. The khuti was built in the kitchen of the house.