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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Paat

Paat | Bench

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Bankdo

Bankdo | Bench

Chota Doongra, Banswara, Rajasthan

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Jhanjra Toda, Bhiwani, Haryana

Takht

Takht | Bench

Chitti, Gurdaspur, Punjab

Paat

Paat | Bench

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Loharu, Bhiwani, Haryana

Bankdo

Bankdo | Bench

Andar Khet, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Takht

Takht | Bench

Bhunga, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Bankdo

Bankdo | Bench

Udaipura, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Dhoj, Faridabad, Haryana

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Dhoj, Faridabad, Haryana

Takht

Takht | Bench

Bhaloor, Moga, Punjab