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Sangamachi | Low chair
Details
Category: Aasan
Location: Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat
Cultural region: Saurashtra
Materials: Cotton (Strap), Wood
Wood craft technique: Carving, Joinery, Lacquering, Turning
Cotton craft technique: Weaving
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
Traditionally sangamachi has a low seat.Its structural and ornamental members are made of turned wood and coated with red lacquer. Customarily a sangamachi was used by the oldest woman in a family.
