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The legs and the frame of this pidha are held together using metal strips that act as bracings. Unlike in any other stool recorded, the webbing was woven on a second frame fixed to the outer frame. This allowed the carving on the outer frame to not be covered with the ropes of the webbing.
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- Title: Pidha (Stool)
- Location: Dangawas, Nagaur, 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: Merwara
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings, Riveting
- Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving
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