Vernacular Furniture
of India
collection

Discover the repository of furniture

Through the fieldwork for this project, the team travelled around 62032 kilometres across the north-western region of India, and have met around 4196 people on the field who have let us into their homes and helped us identify the various furniture types. A total of 7886 furniture pieces from the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana were recorded during the field visits. This section is a collection of all these recorded vernacular furniture items, each accompanied by details, such as location, materials and craft techniques used, and a brief description about the piece.

429

places
visited

5956

furniture
mapped

167

types
identified

83

crafts
documented

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Killi

Killi | Wall peg

Panjola, Rupnagar, Punjab

Paniyaro

Paniyaro | Water pitcher storage

Jhinjuda (Zinzuda), Surendranagar, Gujarat

Paniyaro

Paniyaro | Water pitcher storage

Dedan, Amreli, Gujarat

Paniyara

Paniyara | Water pitcher storage

Chota Doongra, Banswara, Rajasthan

Tipai

Tipai | Water pitcher storage

Chhapar, Jhajjar, Haryana

Killi

Killi | Wall peg

Surewal, Rupnagar, Punjab

Paniyaro

Paniyaro | Water pitcher storage

Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat

Paniyara

Paniyara | Water pitcher storage

Dungarpur, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Penda

Penda | Water pitcher storage

Bhankhri, Mahendragarh, Haryana

Ghadonj

Ghadonj | Water pitcher storage

Masol, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab

Paniyaro

Paniyaro | Water pitcher storage

Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat

Paniyara

Paniyara | Water pitcher storage

Gowari, Dungarpur, Rajasthan