Damachiyo | Mattress bench
Details
Category: Manjush
Location: Khavda, Kutch, Gujarat
Cultural region: Kutch
Materials: Glass (Mirror), Metal, Wood
Metal craft technique: Fittings, Stamping
Wood craft technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
The wood craft skill exhibited in this contemporary damachiyo is less elaborate. It has been decorated with an array of colourful stamped metal and circular mirrors framed in stamped metal rims.
