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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Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Matana, Fatehabad, Haryana

Patada

Patada | Low seat

Matana, Fatehabad, Haryana

Chhaaj

Chhaaj | Winnower

Matana, Fatehabad, Haryana

Changeri

Changeri | Basket

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana

Tokri

Tokri | Basket

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana

Charkha

Charkha | Spinning wheel

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana

Tokri

Tokri | Basket

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana

Danda kunda

Danda kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana

Peti

Peti | Chest

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana

Manji

Manji | Charpoy

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana