Loading

The low height of a manji reduces the risk of the children being hurt if they fall off it while sleeping. Sometimes, the baahi (longitudinal member) of manji is made out of bamboo to reduce the weight of the charpoy, making it easy to move around by children themselves.

Details

  • Title: Manji (Charpoy)
  • Location: Dholbaha, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
  • Type: Manch (Sleeping)
  • Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
  • Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
  • Medium: Grass (Bamboo), Jute (Rope), Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Turning, Joinery
  • Region: Doaba
  • Jute Technique: Weaving
  • Grass Craft Technique: Joinery

Additional Items

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Flash this QR Code to get the app
Google apps