Majju | Chest

Details

Category: Manjush
Location: Dungarpur, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Cultural region: Vagad
Materials: Metal (Iron), Wood
Metal craft technique: Fittings
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

Unlike other majju, this example had all its surfaces made from single large planks of wood. It was braced with metal fittings only at the edges and corners. This chest was placed in the lobby area of the Udai Bilas Palace Hotel in Dungarpur.

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