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Pidha is a low chair raised up on four legs, with or without armrests and an upright back. The seat of a pidha is generally woven using cotton straps or ropes and the backrest is usually ornamented with carved panels.
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Details
- Title: Pidha (Low chair)
- Location: Atari, Amritsar, 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: Cotton (Strap), Glass (Mirror), Wood
- Wood Craft Technique: Turning, Lacquering, Joinery, Fretwork, Carving
- Region: Majha
- Cotton Strap Technique: Weaving
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