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Damachiya (Mattress bench)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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

This damachiya belonged to an elderly Rajput woman in Boraj village. She had brought it to the house when she first moved here after her marriage. A pile of mattresses and quilts were stacked on top of it. Some of them, she had made herself when she was younger.

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  • Title: Damachiya (Mattress bench)
  • Location: Boraj, Udaipur, Rajasthan
  • Type: Manjush (Storage)
  • Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Samrudha Dixit
  • Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
  • Medium: Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
  • Region: Mewar
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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