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These two charpoys were placed in the entrance verandah of a house owned by an agrarian family. Both jute and cotton ropes were used in its webbing which was woven by the owners themselves. A single continuous rope was used to weave the webbing, a technique locally known as mejkat.
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- Title: Khaat (Charpoy)
- Location: Andar Khet, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
- Type: Manch (Sleeping)
- Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Samrudha Dixit
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Cotton (Rope), Grass (Jute), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery , Turning
- Region: Vagad
- Grass Craft Technique: Weaving
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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