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This pidda was used by the women of the family while grinding grains on a chakki (hand mill grinder). The seat was woven using two types of ropes, munjh (sarkanda) and nylon.

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  • Title: Pidda (Stool)
  • Location: Deeghot, Palwal, Haryana
  • Type: Aasan (Seating)
  • Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Rishav Jain, Ben Cartwright and Radha Devpura
  • Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
  • Medium: Grass (Sarkanda), Nylon (Rope), Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
  • Region: Mewat
  • Nylon Rope Technique: Weaving
  • Grass Craft Technique: Weaving
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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