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Mudha | Floor seat
Category: Aasan
Location: Mansa, Mansa, Punjab
Cultural region: Malwa
Materials: Cotton (Rope), Grass (Straw)
Grass craft technique: Coiling, Joinery
Cotton craft technique: Weaving
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
These mudha were recorded in a residence in Mansa and were made by the women of the house using wheat stalk and white cotton threads. Colourful threads were used to decorate both mudha. The one in the image below had a string tied to its edge for hanging it from the wall when not in use.