Pidhi | Stool
Details
Category: Aasan
Location: Jalandhar, Jalandhar, Punjab
Cultural region: Doaba
Materials: Cotton (Rope), Wood
Cotton craft technique: Weaving
Wood craft technique: Joinery, Painting, Turning
Source: DICRC, India and SADACC, UK
This pidhi was made by interlocking the horizontal members with the legs using a unique joinery technique. This interlocked arrangement is then held in place tightly, by weaving cotton ropes around the frame to form the webbing.
