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Pidha (Low chair)

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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

This pidha was recorded in the same museum as the previous example. The backrest of this pidha is one of the most unique examples recorded in the research. It was decorated with smaller pieces of turned wood, fixed between its horizontal members.

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  • Title: Pidha (Low chair)
  • Location: Ludhiana, 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), Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Turning, Lacquering, Joinery
  • Region: Malwa
  • Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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