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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Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Kiryanwala, Fazilka, Punjab

Parnu

Parnu | Cradle

Mandvi, Kutch, Gujarat

Khaat

Khaat | Charpoy

Singar, Nuh, Haryana

Palang

Palang | Bed

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Tejar Vela, Fazilka, Punjab

Parnu

Parnu | Cradle

The South Asia Collection from Gujarat, Gujarat

Khaat

Khaat | Charpoy

Singar, Nuh, Haryana

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Guru har sahai, Firozpur, Punjab

Palang

Palang | Bed

Jaisalmer, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Khaat

Khaat | Charpoy

Banswa, Palwal, Haryana

Parnu

Parnu | Cradle

Gondal, Rajkot, Gujarat

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Sahanke, Firozpur, Punjab