Pidda (Stool)

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

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

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Pidda (Stool)

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

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