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Damachiyo | Mattress bench
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Category: Manjush
Location: Chhota Udepur, Chhota Udepur, Gujarat
Cultural region: East Gujarat
Materials: Wood
Wood craft technique: Joinery
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
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.
