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This pidha was made using turned wooden legs. This type of bulbous turning is a distinctive feature of pidha in Punjab. The backrest was fixed to the hind legs and fastened using a metal bracing. Bangles had been put through one of the posts that forms the backrest as an auspicious sign.
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- Title: Pidha (Low chair)
- Location: Khurshedpur, Ludhiana, Punjab
- Type: Aasan (Seating)
- Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Cotton (Rope), Textile, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Turning, Lacquering, Joinery
- Region: Malwa
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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