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Basni (Low stool)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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

A basni is unique to the Godwad region of Rajasthan. The webbing is almost always made from cotton rope. Sometimes, ropes made from munjh (part of the Sarkanda plant) are also used.

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  • Title: Basni (Low stool)
  • Location: Gol, Sirohi, 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: Grass (Jute), Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Joinery
  • Region: Godwad
  • Grass Craft Technique: Weaving
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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