Pidhi (Stool)

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

The legs of this pidhi made of turned wood were decorated by the women in the house with stripes of silver coloured paint. They had also woven the seat of the pidhi using nylon ropes. The pidhi was primarily used only by the women in this house.

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Title: Pidhi (Stool)
Location: Dholbaha, Hoshiarpur, 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: Nylon (Rope), Wood
Wood Craft Technique: Joinery, Painting, Turning
Region: Doaba
Nylon Rope Technique: Weaving

Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University

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