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Pitha (Low seat with backrest)
Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University
Ahmedabad, India
Pitha is a low seat with a backrest. The seat of this pitha is made of wood, and rests over two horizontal supports running below its breadth. Alternatively, other pitha have four legs beneath the corners.
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- Title: Pitha (Low seat with backrest)
- Location: Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Type: Aasan (Seating)
- Contributor: Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar, Samrudha Dixit, Ben Cartwright and Mansi S Rao
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Metal, Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Carving, Joinery
- Region: Central Gujarat
- Metal Craft Technique: Fittings
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