Parnu (Cradle)

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

In this parnu, the surface to hold an infant is woven using cotton ropes, as on a charpoy. The supports of the parnu are exuberantly designed with small wood turned bells, danglers and birds for amusing the infant.

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Title: Parnu (Cradle)
Location: The South Asia Collection, from Gujarat
Type: Manch (Sleeping)
Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
Rights: South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
Medium: Wood, Cotton (Rope), Metal
Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Lacquering, Turning
Metal Craft Technique: Bending, Fittings
Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving

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