Pidhi | Stool
Details
Category: Aasan
Location: Dholbaha, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Cultural region: Doaba
Materials: Nylon (Rope), Wood
Nylon craft technique: Weaving
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Painting, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
The legs of this pidhi made of turned wood were decorated by the women in the house with stripes of silver coloured paint. They had also woven the seat of the pidhi using nylon ropes. The pidhi was primarily used only by the women in this house.
