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The frame of this pidhi was decorated using brass pins nailed into the wooden surface to create floral patterns. The inner edge of the frame had holes drilled into it that allowed the nylon webbing to be fixed in place. The webbing was new and would have originally been made out of rattan.
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Details
- Title: Pidhi (Stool)
- Location: Gumtali, Jalandhar, 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: Metal (Brass), Nylon, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Painting, Turning
- Region: Doaba
- Nylon Technique: Weaving
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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