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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Taan

Taan | Shelf

Dungarpur, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Taan

Taan | Shelf

Tagawali, Dholpur, Rajasthan

Parendi

Parendi | Water pitcher storage

Tagawali, Dholpur, Rajasthan

Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Tagawali, Dholpur, Rajasthan

Paniyara

Paniyara | Water pitcher storage

Andar Khet, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Paniyara

Paniyara | Water pitcher storage

Andar Khet, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Okhli

Okhli | Mortar & Pestle

Andar Khet, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Taan

Taan | Shelf

Bhaisakh, Dholpur, Rajasthan

Taan

Taan | Shelf

Bhaisakh, Dholpur, Rajasthan

Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Bhaisakh, Dholpur, Rajasthan