Khaat (Charpoy)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India

A charpoy with turned wooden legs was kept outside the kitchen of this house. The wood appeared a dark colour because of a coat of polish applied on it. The mortise and tenon joinery between the legs and the frame had loosened causing the legs to lean outwards.

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Title: Khaat (Charpoy)
Location: Udaipura, 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), Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
Region: Vagad
Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving

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