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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Macha

Macha | Charpoy

Kalibangan, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Karnal, Karnal, Haryana

Manji

Manji | Charpoy

Nangal Kalan, Mansa, Punjab

Majus

Majus | Cabinet

The South Asia Collection from Gujarat, Gujarat

Macha

Macha | Charpoy

Bagar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Manji

Manji | Charpoy

Sangrur, Sangrur, Punjab

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Shekhupuria, Sirsa, Haryana

Panghuda

Panghuda | Cradle

Dhunda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

Macha

Macha | Charpoy

Bagar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Majus

Majus | Cabinet

Chuda Sorath, Junagadh, Gujarat

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Sirsa, Sirsa, Haryana

Manji

Manji | Charpoy

Nagpur, Fatehabad, Haryana