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Damachiyo (Mattress bench)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Damachiya in use by the Adivasi communities of Gujarat have a more modest form. A rectangular board is supported on a trestle stand made of rectangular sections of wood, the joinery techniques are simple.
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- Title: Damachiyo (Mattress bench)
- Location: Chhota Udepur, Chhota Udepur, 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
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
- Region: East Gujarat
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