Belan (Rolling Pin)

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Belan (Rolling Pin)

Accession No : 2001/8271 (2)

This is a Belan made of wood. It is cylindrical in shape with narrower ends. The ends are painted red. The body of the Belan is painted black. There are intricate paintings going on in the mid of the Belan with white, red and black colour.

Gallery

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Provenance

  • StateGujarat

Condition

  • ConditionAverage
  • Action NoteAverage, Damaged

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)38x3.3 (Dia.)
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Description

  • DescriptionThis is a Belan made of wood. It is cylindrical in shape with narrower ends. The ends are painted red. The body of the Belan is painted black. There are intricate paintings going on in the mid of the Belan with white, red and black colour.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • Reference"Ranjan, Aditi. Handmade in India: Crafts of India. Edited by Aditi Ranjan & M. P. Ranjan. Ahmedabad: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007. Jain, Jyotindra and Aarti Aggarwala. National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 1989."
  • KeywordBelan, Utensil, Wood, Painted