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This palna was made using a rectangular frame prepared using two full bamboo members of around two feet in length. Placed about a foot apart, they were joined using two short split bamboo members. Thin strips of split bamboo were woven using basketry techniques to form the cradle.
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- Title: Palna (Cradle)
- Location: Gowari, Dungarpur, 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), Grass (Bamboo)
- Region: Vagad
- Grass Craft Technique: Splitting, Bending, Weaving
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