Diwan (Bed)

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

A diwan is a bed with a headrest used mainly for sleeping on but also sometimes for sitting. This diwan was placed on the front porch of a temple where it was used by the priest. The headrest had a print of a Hindu god encased behind a glass panel.

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Title: Diwan (Bed)
Location: Chota Doongra, Banswara, Rajasthan
Type: Manch (Sleeping)
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: Glass, Metal, Paper, Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Carving, Painting
Region: Vagad
Paper Technique: Printing
Metal Craft Technique: Fittings

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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