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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Machli

Machli | Charpoy

Gol, Sirohi, Rajasthan

Manjush

Manjush | Cabinet

The South Asia Collection from Gujarat, Gujarat

Palang

Palang | Charpoy

Bhankhri, Mahendragarh, Haryana

Almari

Almari | Alcove

Budh Singh Wala, Moga, Punjab

Machli

Machli | Charpoy

Gol, Sirohi, Rajasthan

Ghodiyu

Ghodiyu | Cradle

Kharwa, Ajmer, Rajasthan

Palang

Palang | Charpoy

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana

Almari

Almari | Alcove

Manakpur Sharif, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab

Manjush

Manjush | Cabinet

Limbdi, Surendranagar, Gujarat

Ghodiyu

Ghodiyu | Cradle

Jalore, Jalore, Rajasthan

Palang

Palang | Charpoy

Sanghi, Rohtak, Haryana

Almari

Almari | Alcove

Sangrur, Sangrur, Punjab