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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Dholio

Dholio | Charpoy

Reshamiya, Surendranagar, Gujarat

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Tagawali, Dholpur, Rajasthan

Piddi

Piddi | Stool

Beri, Jhajjar, Haryana

Dholni

Dholni | Charpoy

Bilkha, Junagadh, Gujarat

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Ilwal, Sangrur, Punjab

Peengh

Peengh | Swing

Niamu Majra, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Fatehgarh, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan

Piddi

Piddi | Stool

Kandela, Jind, Haryana

Dholni

Dholni | Charpoy

Bhad Ghed, Porbandar, Gujarat

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Fatehgarh, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan

Piddi

Piddi | Stool

Kandela, Jind, Haryana

Dholni

Dholni | Charpoy

Chingariya, Porbandar, Gujarat