Pidda | Stool

Details

Category: Aasan
Location: Salhawas, Jhajjar, Haryana
Cultural region: Khadar
Materials: Jute (Rope), Wood
Jute craft technique: Weaving
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK

This pidda was part of the bridal trousseau gifted to the eldest lady of the house. She, along with the other women in the house, used the pidda while making cotton mattresses and blankets. One of the wooden members of the frame had developed a sag because of the extensive use over the years.

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