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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Sandook

Sandook | Cabinet

Bhaini Massa Singh, Tarn Taran, Punjab

Kotha

Kotha | Granary

Chainpura, Baran, Rajasthan

Alagni

Alagni | Hanger

Singar, Nuh, Haryana

Pataaro

Pataaro | Chest

Gondal, Rajkot, Gujarat

Sandook

Sandook | Cabinet

Mehdipur, Tarn Taran, Punjab

Kotha

Kotha | Granary

Chak Ramnagar, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Alagni

Alagni | Hanger

Banswa, Palwal, Haryana

Pataaro

Pataaro | Chest

Jhinjuda (Zinzuda), Surendranagar, Gujarat

Sandook

Sandook | Cabinet

Mehdipur, Tarn Taran, Punjab

Kotha

Kotha | Granary

Beran Gaon, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Bilangani

Bilangani | Hanger

Manethi, Rewari, Haryana

Pataaro

Pataaro | Chest

Jhinjuda (Zinzuda), Surendranagar, Gujarat