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Pidha | Low chair
Details
Category: Aasan
Location: Ludhiana, Ludhiana, Punjab
Cultural region: Malwa
Materials: Cotton (Rope), Wood
Cotton craft technique: Weaving
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Lacquering, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
This pidha was recorded in the same museum as the previous example. The backrest of this pidha is one of the most unique examples recorded in the research. It was decorated with smaller pieces of turned wood, fixed between its horizontal members.
