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The horizontal frame of a khaat is made up of two longitudinal members known as bahi and two transverse members known as seru. In the villages of Haryana, a thin cotton cloth is tied along the bahi of the khaat to make a rudimentary cradle for infants aged between three and eighteen months.
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- Title: Khaat (Charpoy)
- Location: Dhoj, Faridabad, 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 (Bamboo), Textile, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
- Region: Mewat
- Grass Craft Technique: Joinery
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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