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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Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Deeghot, Palwal, Haryana

Takhtposh

Takhtposh | Bench

Thaththi, Tarn Taran, Punjab

Kursi

Kursi | Chair

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Paata

Paata | Bench

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Ladi paatlo

Ladi paatlo | Low seat

Chhota Udepur, Chhota Udepur, Gujarat

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Mandkola, Palwal, Haryana

Kursi

Kursi | Chair

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Paata

Paata | Bench

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Ladi paatlo

Ladi paatlo | Low seat

Mangal Mahudi, Dahod, Gujarat

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Manduri, Palwal, Haryana

Paata

Paata | Bench

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Ladi paatlo

Ladi paatlo | Low seat

Chhota Udepur, Chhota Udepur, Gujarat