Mudha | Floor seat

Details

Category: Aasan
Location: Khatkar kalan, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab
Cultural region: Doaba
Materials: Cotton (Thread), Grass
Cotton craft technique: Embroidery
Grass craft technique: Coiling, Joinery
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

These mudha were found displayed on the wall in a private collection. Entire surfaces of these mudha were embroidered using coloured threads forming star-like patterns on the surface. The patterns are similar to the ones in traditional phulkari embroidery which is unique to Punjab.

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