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Mosquito nets were tied onto bamboo poles that were fixed to the legs of these manja. The family had set up this arrangement themselves since they slept out in the courtyard every night. These manja were relatively new and were made from metal.
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- Title: Manja (Charpoy)
- Location: Khurshedpur, Ludhiana, Punjab
- Type: Manch (Sleeping)
- Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Cotton (Rope), Metal
- Region: Malwa
- Metal Craft Technique: Painting, Welding
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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