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A machli is made using similar materials and techniques as a khaat, only proportionally smaller. It is used by children above the age of two when they are no longer able to sleep in a cradle. This machli belonged to a young girl in a family residing in Sirohi.
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- Title: Machli (Charpoy)
- Location: Gol, Sirohi, 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: Grass (Jute), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
- Region: Godwad
- Grass Craft Technique: Weaving
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