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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Khatli

Khatli | Charpoy

Mangal Mahudi, Dahod, Gujarat

Palang

Palang | Bed

Chamaru, Patiala, Punjab

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Netewala, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

Khatlo

Khatlo | Charpoy

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Barwa, Bhiwani, Haryana

Palang

Palang | Bed

Patiala, Patiala, Punjab

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Netewala, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Behal, Bhiwani, Haryana

Khatlo

Khatlo | Charpoy

Rajpipla, Narmada, Gujarat

Palang

Palang | Bed

Khatkar kalan, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Netewala, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

Khatlo

Khatlo | Charpoy

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat