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Object: Chakhi, Ginning Machine
Tribe: All tribes of Tripura
Region: Tripura
Height: 45 cm
Width: 48 cm
Length: 56.2 cm
Material: Wood
Description:
This implement is used for removing or crushing the seeds from cotton before it is spun. The hole at the bottom of the implement is where a long wooden plank is inserted and this helps in holding down the instrument with one foot.
Accession No.:
2018/110