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A macha with this type of intricate webbing is often referred to as a singhadu macha because of the use of the singhadu as the main tool in the weaving process. Traditionally, singhadu was the horn of a blackbuck but now deer horns (when they are found) or metal rods are used while weaving.
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- Title: Macha (Charpoy)
- Location: Chohtan, Barmer, 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: Cotton (Rope), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
- Region: Marwar
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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