Pidha (Stool)

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

This pidha recorded in a residence in Jaipur was handed down by the owner’s father. The webbing had worn out and the owner got it rewoven by a craftsperson using red, blue and green cotton ropes forming a tessellated patterned seat. The legs are retained from the original pidha.

Details

Title: Pidha (Stool)
Location: Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Type: Aasan (Seating)
Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Samrudha Dixit
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: Dhundhar
Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving

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