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Sandook | Cabinet
Category: Manjush
Location: Nathoke, Moga, Punjab
Cultural region: Malwa
Materials: Earth (Ceramic), Metal (Brass), Wood
Metal craft technique: Beating, Cladding, Fittings
Earth craft technique: Tilework
Wood craft technique: Carving, Joinery
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
This simple sandook with a gable roof was placed near a charpoy in the living room of the house. It had metal sheets clad on its panels with a single embossed ceramic tile encased at the top. It also had ceramic knobs on its shutter of which one had come off.