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Mudha (Floor seat)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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

These mudha were recorded in a residence in Mansa and were made by the women of the house using wheat stalk and white cotton threads. Colourful threads were used to decorate both mudha. The one in the image below had a string tied to its edge for hanging it from the wall when not in use.

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  • Title: Mudha (Floor seat)
  • Location: Mansa, Mansa, 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), Grass (Straw)
  • Region: Malwa
  • Grass Craft Technique: Coiling, Joinery
  • Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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