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A charpoy smaller in size and height is called a khalota and is used for children to sleep. Construction of a khatola is similar to that of a khaat, with the horizontal members fixed to the legs using mortise and tenon joinery. The sleeping surface is woven using cotton or nylon ropes.
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- Title: Khatola (Charpoy)
- Location: Behal, Bhiwani, 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), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
- Region: Bagad
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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