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Dholni (Charpoy)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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

This dholni is located in an open space outside the entrance of a dwelling in Porbandar. Its surface, made of webbed cotton ropes, makes for a comfortable seat during the hot and dry summers in Gujarat.

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  • Title: Dholni (Charpoy)
  • Location: Gorsar, Porbandar, Gujarat
  • Type: Manch (Sleeping)
  • 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: Joinery, Turning
  • Region: Saurashtra
  • Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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