Pidha (Stool)

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

Old clothes and fabrics were cut into strips and twined around to make rope which was used to make the webbing of this pidha. While the legs were old, the wooden members of the frame were recently replaced.

Details

Title: Pidha (Stool)
Location: Netewala, Sri Ganganagar, 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), Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Turning
Region: Marwar
Cotton Rope Technique: Weaving

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