Machi (Stool)

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

A stool like this is called a machi in the Vagad region. The legs and frame of this rudimentary machi are old. The original webbing made from cotton rope had worn out and the owners had replaced it recently using nylon rope.

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Title: Machi (Stool)
Location: Chota Doongra, Banswara, Rajasthan
Type: Aasan (Seating)
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: Nylon (Rope), Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
Region: Vagad
Nylon Rope Technique: Weaving

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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