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The legs of pidha are usually lacquered with colours like red, yellow and green. These colours were traditionally used in vernacular furniture. This type of legs and posts with turned finials are features of pidha that are believed to have been made in the Chiniot region of the Punjab province prior to the Partition.
Details
- Title: Pidha (Low chair)
- Location: Karyal, Moga, Punjab
- Type: Aasan (Seating)
- Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
- 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: Turning, Lacquering, Joinery
- Region: Malwa
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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