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Muddi (Floor seat)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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

A floor seat of a smaller size was called a muddi. This muddi was used by an elderly gentleman to sit on, while smoking hookah (smoking pipe) in the courtyard of the house. A container with the tobacco and burning coal was placed nearby.

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  • Title: Muddi (Floor seat)
  • Location: Singar, Nuh, Haryana
  • Type: Aasan (Seating)
  • Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
  • Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
  • Medium: Grass
  • Region: Mewat
  • Grass Craft Technique: Coiling, Joinery
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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