In this region, sheesham wood (locally called talli kilakdi) is used to make the legs and frame of the pidha. A criss-cross pattern of weaving the seat is common in stools and charpoys. A stool with this pattern of webbing is called gherewadi pidha/pidhi.
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Title: Pidha (Stool)
Location: Fatehgarh, Hanumangarh, 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