Aasan – Vernacular Furniture of India

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Aasan | Throne

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Category: Aasan
Location: Bundi, Bundi, Rajasthan
Cultural region: Hadoti
Materials: Stone
Stone craft technique: Carving, Engraving
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

In Rajasthan, the word aasan is used to mean a seat of power or prestige, and is mostly used to describe to a throne. Thrones like this were often used by kings in royal gardens or open spaces.

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Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre (DICRC), CRDF, CEPT University

South Asian Decorative Arts & Crafts Collection Trust (SADACC), UK

vernacularfurnitureofindia@gmail.com

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This website is conceptualised as a resource platform for research on the Vernacular Furniture of India. It is an output of the Vernacular Furniture of North-West India project conducted by the Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre (DICRC), India in collaboration with The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust (SADACC), UK.

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