000 02234 a2200157 4500
020 _a9789383184422
082 _a749.0954
_bRAO
100 _aRao, Mansi S. & Others
_989783
245 _aAnaikya : vernacular furniture of Rajasthan
260 _aAhmedabad
_bCEPT University Press
_c2021
300 _avii,492p.
505 _aContents Introduction 1 Rajasthan: people and place 7 Craft in Rajasthan 27 The idea of vernacular furniture in Rajasthan 39 Finding vernacular furniture in Rajasthan 49 Vernacular furniture of Rajasthan 67 Aasan (Seating) 75 bench - bankdo bench - paata & takhat floor seat - baithak & gaadi masnad low seat - paat or patta low stool - basni & tarvaiyya low chair - pidha stool - pidhi, pidha or machi stool & chair - mudha swing - jhula throne - sinhaasan & aasan Manch (Sleeping) 171 bed - palang & diwan charpoy - khaat, mausa or macha & khatli or machli cradle - ghodiyu & palna Manjush (Storage) 217 cabinet - majju cabinet - sandook chest - peti, majju or sandook granary - kotha or kothi granary - kothi or kowadliya granary - kablo & kabli in-built cabinet - aada & tankhuniya larder - kothlio larder - kathatara larder - pinjra larder - kothi mattress bench - damachiya shelf-beel shelf - janeri & taan wall niche - aliya water pitcher storage - ghaduchi,paniyara or parinda, & pendo wall peg - khuti hanger - argani Sapaat (Surface) 387 low surface - chowki or bajot merchant's desk - peyi Vastu (Objects) 411 book stand - riyhal carpet weights - mir farsh churner - bilona or valona cradle -jhula fan -pankha food cloche - daabno grinding stone - silvatta hand mill grinder - ghatti or chakki mortar and pestle - musal okhli or ukhal lamp holder - diwat pot ring - induni shrine - mandir shrine - kaawad tobacco box - tambaccu daan winnower - chhavla Conclusion 449 - Craft and the everyday - Interpreting change: new materials, new practices - Leaving home: vernacular furniture when it leaves the vernacular - A reflective note Bibliography 475 Illustration credits 477 Acknowledgements 478 About the collaborators 482 About the authors 483 Index 484
890 _aIndia
891 _aGratis
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