Machi (Stool)

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

A wooden stool with a webbed seat is known as a machi in Gujarat. Machio (plural) are usually made of turned wood supports, and their seat is woven using cotton ropes, which are wrapped around the frame.

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Title: Machi (Stool)
Location: Bhad Ghed, Porbandar, Gujarat
Type: Aasan (Seating)
Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
Medium: Wood, Cotton (Rope)
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning, Lacquering
Region: Saurashtra
Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving

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