Baithak (Floor seat)

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

A baithak is also a guest room typical of havelis in Shekhawati region. Mattresses combined with large pillows and bolsters are laid out in the baithak which acts as a floor seat for guests to be entertained.

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Title: Baithak (Floor seat)
Location: Bagar, Jhunjhunu, 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: Shekhawati

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