Baithak (Floor seat)

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

This baithak was an arrangement of mattress and cushions in one of the bedrooms of a haveli in Nawalgarh. The family did not live in the haveli but used it as a recreational home. The owner used this baithak to sit and read a book before going to bed.

Details

Title: Baithak (Floor seat)
Location: Nawalgarh, 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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