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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Chowki

Chowki | Larder

Manakpur Sharif, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab

Aali

Aali | Wall niche

Karar Ibrahimpur, Sonipat, Haryana

Kothi

Kothi | Granary

Dholara, Tapi, Gujarat

Pinjra

Pinjra | Larder

Maroodi, Barmer, Rajasthan

Aali

Aali | Wall niche

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Aali

Aali | Wall niche

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Chowki

Chowki | Larder

Arniwala Wazira, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab

Kothi

Kothi | Granary

Patharda, Tapi, Gujarat

Doli

Doli | Larder

Niamu Majra, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

Pinjra

Pinjra | Larder

Dangawas, Nagaur, Rajasthan

Aali

Aali | Wall niche

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Kothi

Kothi | Granary

Patharda, Tapi, Gujarat