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Parnu (Cradle)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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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