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

Phatti

Phatti | Low seat

Chhainsa, Faridabad, Haryana

Baithak

Baithak | Floor seat

Mandawa, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Dhaula, Barnala, Punjab

Mudda

Mudda | Stool

Rawaldhi, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Baithak

Baithak | Floor seat

Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Khaat

Khaat | Swing

Alidhra, Junagadh, Gujarat

Khaat

Khaat | Swing

Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Sukhpura Maur, Barnala, Punjab

Mudda

Mudda | Stool

Farrukhnagar, Gurugram, Haryana

Baithak

Baithak | Floor seat

Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Meharaj, Bathinda, Punjab