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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Chhavla

Chhavla | Winnower

Dangawas, Nagaur, Rajasthan

Charkha

Charkha | Spinning wheel

Rohtak, Rohtak, Haryana

Chhaj

Chhaj | Winnower

Dangarh, Barnala, Punjab

Charkha

Charkha | Spinning wheel

Shekhupuria, Sirsa, Haryana

Chhaj

Chhaj | Winnower

Sukhpura Maur, Barnala, Punjab

Chhaaj

Chhaaj | Winnower

Serdha, Kaithal, Haryana

Chhaj

Chhaj | Winnower

Shahdinwala, Firozpur, Punjab

Chhaaj

Chhaaj | Winnower

Panchnota, Mahendragarh, Haryana

Chhaaj

Chhaaj | Winnower

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana

Chhaj

Chhaj | Winnower

Mehdipur, Tarn Taran, Punjab

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Ajmer, Ajmer, Rajasthan

Palang

Palang | Bed

Ajmer, Ajmer, Rajasthan