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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Aasan

Aasan | Throne

Bundi, Bundi, Rajasthan

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Rori Kapura, Faridkot, Punjab

Khatlo

Khatlo | Charpoy

Devpar, Kutch, Gujarat

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Rori Kapura, Faridkot, Punjab

Charpai

Charpai | Charpoy

Khurampur, Gurugram, Haryana

Aasan

Aasan | Throne

Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Khatlo

Khatlo | Charpoy

Devpar, Kutch, Gujarat

Khaat

Khaat | Charpoy

Behal, Bhiwani, Haryana

Khaat

Khaat | Charpoy

Behal, Bhiwani, Haryana

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Sarai Nanga, Faridkot, Punjab

Sinhaasan

Sinhaasan | Throne

Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Khatlo

Khatlo | Charpoy

Ludiya, Kutch, Gujarat