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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Khatlo

Khatlo | Charpoy

Moti Dabas, Dang, Gujarat

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Sanghi, Rohtak, Haryana

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Verka, Amritsar, Punjab

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Verka, Amritsar, Punjab

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Mirpur, Sirsa, Haryana

Khatlo

Khatlo | Charpoy

Moti Pipal Limbi, Tapi, Gujarat

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Dhanaula, Barnala, Punjab

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

The South Asia Collection from Rajasthan, Rajasthan

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

The South Asia Collection from Rajasthan, Rajasthan

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Shekhupuria, Sirsa, Haryana