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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Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Mudha

Mudha | Chair

Kota, Kota, Rajasthan

Patla

Patla | Low seat

Deeghot, Palwal, Haryana

Khaat

Khaat | Swing

Katar, Amreli, Gujarat

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Baithak

Baithak | Floor seat

Bagar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Patla

Patla | Low seat

Deeghot, Palwal, Haryana

Khaat

Khaat | Swing

Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Patta

Patta | Low seat

Salhawas, Jhajjar, Haryana

Baithak

Baithak | Floor seat

Bagar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Khaat

Khaat | Swing

Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat