This blog contains information about the making of a charpoy. This is a kind of bed or cot often seen in the rural villages of India and in Pakistan. The bed is also called a charpai, a manja, a manjaa, a manji or a khartiya. There are other names for the beds. The bed frame traditionally was made of wood and it has four legs. The part of the bed you sleep on is made of rope that is woven. Modern day Charpoy are made of many different types natural and synthetic materials.
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Angareb and the Swahili bed
I have been looking on the internet recently and I have found that there are beds that are similar to the charpoy found in other coutries. I found a bed called the angareb and it is very popular in the Sudan. In Kenya and in Tanzania there is a bed called the Swahili bed and it is very similar to the charpoy. Here is a link to a picture of the angareb and here is a link to a tutorial on making the Swahili bed.
