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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Bajot

Bajot | Low surface

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Bagar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Tokra

Tokra | Basket

Godam, Panchkula, Haryana

Tokri

Tokri | Basket

Dhianpur, Rupnagar, Punjab

Bajot

Bajot | Low surface

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Rehal

Rehal | Book stand

Bathinda, Bathinda, Punjab

Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Dundlod, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Tokra

Tokra | Basket

Asan, Rohtak, Haryana

Bajot

Bajot | Low surface

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Dundlod, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Tokri

Tokri | Basket

Deeghot, Palwal, Haryana

Rehal

Rehal | Book stand

Dhuri, Sangrur, Punjab