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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Patta

Patta | Low seat

Dhani, Alwar, Rajasthan

Dholio

Dholio | Charpoy

Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat

Pidda

Pidda | Stool

Jatola, Gurugram, Haryana

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Jalandhar, Jalandhar, Punjab

Dholio

Dholio | Charpoy

Ghoba, Amreli, Gujarat

Patta

Patta | Low seat

Ramnagar, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Pidda

Pidda | Stool

Chhapar, Jhajjar, Haryana

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Ludhiana, Ludhiana, Punjab

Dholio

Dholio | Charpoy

Katar, Amreli, Gujarat

Patta

Patta | Low seat

Shahpur, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Pidda

Pidda | Stool

Chhapar, Jhajjar, Haryana

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Ludhiana, Ludhiana, Punjab