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Palang | Charpoy
Category: Manch
Location: Bangram, Fatehabad, Haryana
Cultural region: Bagad
Materials: Cotton (Rope), Wood
Cotton craft technique: Weaving
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
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.