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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Ramakda

Ramakda | Toy

Surat, Surat, Gujarat

Innu

Innu | Pot ring

Mahta, Bathinda, Punjab

Musar

Musar | Mortar & Pestle

Chakeri, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

Indi

Indi | Pot ring

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Ramakda

Ramakda | Toy

Surat, Surat, Gujarat

Babagadi

Babagadi | Toy cart

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Okhli

Okhli | Mortar & Pestle

Kharwa, Ajmer, Rajasthan

Innu

Innu | Pot ring

Chandi Wala, Firozpur, Punjab

Indua

Indua | Pot ring

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana

Okhli

Okhli | Mortar & Pestle

Kharwa, Ajmer, Rajasthan

Innu

Innu | Pot ring

Shahdinwala, Firozpur, Punjab

Innu

Innu | Pot ring

Shahdinwala, Firozpur, Punjab