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This upholstered settee is a sinhasan or throne seat at a darbargadh (royal palace). Sinhasan literally means ‘lionseat’. It is commonly decorated with lion figures as a symbol of power and strength.
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- Title: Sinhasan (Throne)
- Location: Sayla, Surendranagar, 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, Textile
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning, Painting
- Textile Craft Technique: Upholstery
- Region: Saurashtra
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