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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Majju

Majju | Cabinet

Mocha, Porbandar, Gujarat

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Manakpur Sharif, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab

Khatola

Khatola | Charpoy

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Khatli

Khatli | Charpoy

Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Maacha

Maacha | Charpoy

Mandkola, Palwal, Haryana

Majju

Majju | Cabinet

Navagam, Porbandar, Gujarat

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Fatehpur Manian Wala, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab

Macha

Macha | Charpoy

Barmer, Barmer, Rajasthan

Macha

Macha | Charpoy

Manduri, Palwal, Haryana

Majju

Majju | Cabinet

Mocha, Porbandar, Gujarat

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Husnar, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab

Macha

Macha | Charpoy

Barmer, Barmer, Rajasthan