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Traditionally, the display of material possessions represented a family’s status in society. Objects like vessels, and picture frames (paintings or prints) are displayed on wooden shelves. The shelves and this object arrangement are known as mand.
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- Title: Mand (Shelf)
- Location: Dedan, Amreli, Gujarat
- Type: Manjush (Storage)
- 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, Metal, Textile
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
- Textile Craft Technique: Embroidery
- Region: Saurashtra
- Metal Craft Technique: Cladding, Embossing, Piercing
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