Unlike most mudha that have cotton threads wound around the stalk on the entire surface, this mudha had thread wound only around its edges. The surface was covered with thin munjh rope, creating a leaf-like pattern over it.
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Title: Mudha (Floor seat)
Location: Dhunda, Fatehgarh Sahib, 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: Grass (Straw), Grass (Sarkanda)
Region: Malwa
Grass Craft Technique: Coiling, Joinery
Grass (Sarkanda) Technique: Weaving
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