Indian Day Bed - Charpoy

Description

Handmade Indian daybed for sale. Also known as a Charpai or Charpoy. This one appears to be extremely old and original. The frame is either Acacia or Cedar wood as are the hand carved legs. Its rare to find a bed which is hand woven entirely with animal hide instead of string the more commonly used material to bind in beds today.

Dimensions are 75 inches long x 33 inches wide or 6 feet long by 3 feet wide.

The bed is solid and sturdy and will happily take the weight of a fully grown adult.

Some background info taken from the internet:

Charpai in English means a bunk bed. In the Hindi language, “char” means four, and “pai” means legs. All Charpai have four pillar-like legs.

Charpoy Or Charpai?

The word Charpoy overtook Charpai as it soon started to get popular in the west. In the west, people ‘mispronounced’ or say they were more comfortable at pronouncing “pai” as “poy” and that’s how the word Charpoy came into existence.

Other Terms For The Indian Day Bed :

Charpoy beds traditionally handwoven in India use different kinds of strong thread, specifically on wooden cot legs (four-footed) and a fixture or frame on which a strand is interwoven in an interconnecting technique. It has various names like Khatia, Manji, Charpoi, or Charpaya.

Happy to answer any questions.

Collection preferred but could deliver locally for petrol costs .

Located in Crieff, Perthshire

Posted: 1 hour ago

Ad ID: 1484612496