Sandook | Cabinet

Details

Category: Manjush
Location: Gumtali, Jalandhar, Punjab
Cultural region: Doaba
Materials: Metal, Wood
Wood craft technique: Carving, Joinery
Metal craft technique: Beating, Fittings, Painting
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

The sandook was gifted to the owners during their marriage. It was used to store clothes and mattresses. A relatively newer peti (chest) was placed on top of the sandook which also contained mattresses and bed sheets. The sandook had a plain and simple facade with metal strips bracing the joints of the members.

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