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This khatola was commissioned before the birth of the elder grandson of the family twenty-four years ago. Since he had outgrown the use of the khatola, it was kept away in the storeroom of the house. The frame was made of bamboo and the legs were made of sheesham wood.
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- Title: Khatola (Charpoy)
- Location: Manjhaoli, 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), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
- Region: Mewat
- Grass Craft Technique: Joinery
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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