Pidha (Stool)

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

This silver-clad pidha is part of a set of four that is displayed in the City Palace of Udaipur where a royal wedding scene has been recreated. A cushion covered with brocade silk is fitted onto the newar (cotton strap) webbing, over which another embroidered silk fabric is covered.

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Title: Pidha (Stool)
Location: Udaipur, Udaipur, 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: Cotton (Strap), Metal (Silver), Textile, Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
Textile Craft Technique: Embroidery
Region: Mewar
Metal Craft Technique: Cladding
Cotton Strap Technique: Weaving

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