Antique Screen in the hall

Antique Screen in the hall

More than hundred years old, the walnut wooden screen is intact till date. The screen was used in front of the interior doors during the spiritual gatherings to keep the women at a distance from the crowd. The current ‘muttawali’ Shiblee Karim has even made a replica to preserve the original design as that might decay with time. But even with modern tools and techniques, craftsmen could not build a proper replica similar to the intricate design of the older one.

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The project “Hidden Heritage: Homes in Dhaka” forms part of a larger research framework on “Silent Heritage: Buildings in Bangladesh” focusing on homes and other significant buildings, from the rural to the urban, and from the Mughal to the Modern.




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