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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Chhaj

Chhaj | Winnower

Nangal, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Peti

Peti | Chest

Nangal, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Phatti

Phatti | Low seat

Nangal, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Tokri

Tokri | Basket

Nangal, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Danda kunda

Danda kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Nangal, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Charkha

Charkha | Spinning wheel

Saleran, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Kunda

Kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Saleran, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Chhaj

Chhaj | Winnower

Saleran, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Saleran, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Danda kunda

Danda kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Saleran, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Jaali

Jaali | Larder

Saleran, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Madani

Madani | Churner

Saleran, Hoshiarpur, Punjab