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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Vadi

Vadi | Hanger

Udaipura, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Jaali

Jaali | Larder

Baraichpur, Kurukshetra, Haryana

Petaaro

Petaaro | Chest

Udvada, Valsad, Gujarat

Dablo

Dablo | Container

Dedan, Amreli, Gujarat

Peti almari

Peti almari | Chest

Meharaj, Bathinda, Punjab

Jaali

Jaali | Larder

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana

Vado

Vado | Hanger

Malpura, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Dablo

Dablo | Container

Ghoba, Amreli, Gujarat

Peti almari

Peti almari | Chest

Mansa, Mansa, Punjab

Jaali

Jaali | Larder

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana

Vado

Vado | Hanger

Malpura, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Dablo

Dablo | Container

Katar, Amreli, Gujarat