Pidha | Stool
Details
Category: Aasan
Location: Ganeshgarh, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
Cultural region: Marwar
Materials: Cotton (Rope), Wood
Cotton craft technique: Weaving
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Painting, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
A typical pidha measures around 250 mm in height, whereas this particular pidha recorded in Sri Ganganagar was 600 mm high. The legs of this piece were painted in the same colour as other furniture in the house.
