Palang (Charpoy)

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

This palang was given to the present owner, by the previous owners; a family who migrated to Pakistan during the partition. The original leather webbing was replaced with cotton ropes around forty years ago. It was placed on the terrace of the residence for sleeping at night.

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Title: Palang (Charpoy)
Location: Bangram, Fatehabad, 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

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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