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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Charkha

Charkha | Spinning wheel

Kalibangan, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Pai, Kaithal, Haryana

Daabno

Daabno | Food cloche

Kalibangan, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan

Angeethi

Angeethi | Hearth

Damdama, Gurugram, Haryana

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Baihrampur, Gurdaspur, Punjab

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Gogoani, Firozpur, Punjab

Tandoor

Tandoor | Oven

Chandi Wala, Firozpur, Punjab

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Sanipur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Sanipur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Sanipur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab