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This palang was given to the present owner by his father, as a gift, when he returned home after serving in the Indian Army. A thin cotton mattress was laid on the palang with a pillow which was used by him to sleep and rest.

Details

  • Title: Palang (Charpoy)
  • Location: Bhankhri, Mahendragarh, Haryana
  • Type: Manch (Sleeping)
  • Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
  • Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
  • Medium: Cotton (Rope), Grass (Sarkanda), Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
  • Region: Ahirwal
  • Grass Craft Technique: Weaving
  • Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving

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