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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

Recorded at a warehouse in Sikar, this pidha is said to be approximately 40 years old. It was carefully stored to be used as a sample to make similar new pidha. The danglers near the lumbar are unique to this particular piece.

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  • Title: Pidha (Low chair)
  • Location: Ramgarh, Sikar, Rajasthan
  • Type: Aasan (Seating)
  • Contributor: Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Samrudha Dixit
  • Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
  • Medium: Cotton (Rope), Metal, Wood
  • Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery, Turning
  • Region: Shekhawati
  • Metal Craft Technique: Bending, Fittings
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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