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Machi (Stool)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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: Bhujodi, Kutch, 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: Carving, Joinery, Turning
  • Region: Kutch
  • Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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