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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Sandook

Sandook | Chest

Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana

Khuti

Khuti | Wall peg

Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana

Paindi

Paindi | Water pitcher storage

Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana

Pilang

Pilang | Charpoy

Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana

Ukhal

Ukhal | Mortar & Pestle

Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana

Ukhal

Ukhal | Mortar & Pestle

Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana

Todhi

Todhi | Lamp holder

Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana

Jaali

Jaali | Larder

Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Zafargarh, Jind, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Zafargarh, Jind, Haryana

Ukhal

Ukhal | Mortar & Pestle

Zafargarh, Jind, Haryana

Paata

Paata | Bench

Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan