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The family who owned this pidha had bought it along with a takhat (bench) from a local market in Dholpur about 40 years ago. The webbing on this stool has been replaced over time. It is used to sit on while using the hand mill grinder.
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- Title: Pidha (Stool)
- Location: Bhaisakh, Dholpur, 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, Turning
- Region: Mewat - Brij
- Grass Craft Technique: Weaving
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