Manja | Charpoy

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Category: Manch
Location: Ludhiana, Ludhiana, Punjab
Cultural region: Malwa
Materials: Cotton (Rope), Wood
Cotton craft technique: Weaving
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

This manja was displayed in the same museum as the previous example. It was shorter in height and had lathe turned wooden legs. The webbing was done by weaving ropes of two colours to create geometric patterns. A few pidhi (stool) with similar webbing were arranged around the manja.

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