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Sandook | Cabinet
Category: Manjush
Location: Gunopur, Gurdaspur, Punjab
Cultural region: Majha
Materials: Metal, Wood
Metal craft technique: Fittings
Wood craft technique: Carving, Joinery, Painting
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
The front facade of this sandook was made up of smaller panels of wood that were held together by many horizontal and vertical members forming a grid pattern. The sandook was painted entirely in a black colour and decorated with white dotted patterns.