Mand | Shelf

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Category: Manjush
Location: Ghoba, Amreli, Gujarat
Cultural region: Saurashtra
Materials: Metal, Wood
Wood craft technique: Carving, Joinery
Metal craft technique: Cladding, Embossing, Riveting
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

In Saurashtra, the display of material possessions do not only consist of vessels, they include examples of the craft skills of the women and the family, such as square sections of cloth embroidered using thread or beadwork, known as chakla (plural), chaklo (singular).

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