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A khaat is a charpoy mainly used for sleeping. The height of this khaat was greater than those of any others recorded in this research. It may have been used during hunting but is now placed on a viewing deck in the Dadhikar Fort.
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- Title: Khaat (Charpoy)
- Location: Dadhikar, Alwar, 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), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
- Region: Mewat - Brij
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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