Mudha (Chair)

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

Mudha is a chair made of sarkanda grass which grows locally in many parts of Punjab. The stems of the grass are joined together to form the cylindrical body and the backrest. The seat is woven using munjh ki rassi (rope made using munjh which is the outer sheath covering of the sarkanda grass).

Details

Title: Mudha (Chair)
Location: Sarai Khas, Jalandhar, 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: Grass, Grass (Sarkanda), Nylon (Rope)
Region: Doaba
Grass Craft Technique: Joinery
Grass (Sarkanda) Technique: Weaving

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