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Baithak (Floor seat)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
A typical courtroom arrangement at the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur had a sinhaasan (throne) at one end of the room. While the king sat on the throne, the ministers would sit on a gaadi (mattress) with a masnad (bolster) as a backrest.
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Details
- Title: Baithak (Floor seat)
- Location: Jodhpur, Jodhpur, 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: Textile
- Region: Marwar
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