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Majju | Cabinet
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Category: Manjush
Location: Navagam, Porbandar, Gujarat
Cultural region: Saurashtra
Materials: Earth (Ceramic), Metal, Wood
Earth craft technique: Tilework
Metal craft technique: Fittings
Wood craft technique: Carving, Joinery, Lacquering, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
Mattresses and quilts, placed in embroidered covers, rest on top of this majju. It is interesting to note that motifs embroidered on the covers – parrots, peacock and flowers – are similar to ones commonly observed on majju.
