Manja (Charpoy)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

This manja was found in a residence in Pathankot. The lady who owned it had brought this manja from her father’s house in Gotan village in Gurdaspur district. It had slender, lathe turned legs finished using black lacquer. The webbing was woven using jute ropes.

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Title: Manja (Charpoy)
Location: Naushehra Nalbandan, Pathankot, Punjab
Type: Manch (Sleeping)
Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
Medium: Jute (Rope), Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Lacquering, Turning
Region: Majha
Jute Technique: Weaving

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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Bed Cord India Jute Rope Wood