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This manja was wider as compared to the manja commonly seen in Punjab. The manja was carried to the semi-open terrace from the bedroom for us to record, by tilting it sideways. Such charpoys are carried in a similar manner while moving them from one place to another inside a building.
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- Title: Manja (Charpoy)
- Location: Guru har sahai, Firozpur, 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: Cotton (Rope), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Turning, Joinery
- Region: Malwa
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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