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A bench is known as bannk in South Gujarat. The name and the design of bannk is derived from the Portuguese furniture banco. The design of this example is similar to the benches existing in the Portuguese churches of South Gujarat.
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- Title: Bannk (Bench)
- Location: Saronda, Valsad, Gujarat
- Type: Aasan (Seating)
- 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: Metal (Iron), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
- Region: South Gujarat
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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