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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Pidha

Pidha | Low chair

Gogoani, Firozpur, Punjab

Mudda

Mudda | Floor seat

Murtazabad (Sadaugarhi), Palwal, Haryana

Machi

Machi | Stool

Bhad Ghed, Porbandar, Gujarat

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Kanvaliyas, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Pidha

Pidha | Low chair

Zira, Firozpur, Punjab

Machi

Machi | Stool

Bhujodi, Kutch, Gujarat

Muddi

Muddi | Floor seat

Singar, Nuh, Haryana

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Bhimgarh, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Pidha

Pidha | Low chair

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana

Pidha

Pidha | Low chair

Zira, Firozpur, Punjab

Machi

Machi | Stool

Ludiya, Kutch, Gujarat

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Abhaneri, Dausa, Rajasthan