Palang (Charpoy)

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

This palang was given to the present owner by his father, as a gift, when he returned home after serving in the Indian Army. A thin cotton mattress was laid on the palang with a pillow which was used by him to sleep and rest.

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Title: Palang (Charpoy)
Location: Bhankhri, Mahendragarh, 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 (Sarkanda), Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
Region: Ahirwal
Grass Craft Technique: Weaving
Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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