Mudha (Floor seat)

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

Mudha are usually made by the women in the family in their free time. The colourful cotton threads and ropes used in the decoration of such floor seats are also made by the women on the charkha (spinning wheel).

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Title: Mudha (Floor seat)
Location: Multania, Bathinda, 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), Grass (Straw)
Region: Malwa
Grass Craft Technique: Coiling, Joinery
Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving

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