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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Palang

Palang | Charpoy

Barwa, Bhiwani, Haryana

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Matana, Fatehabad, Haryana

Macha

Macha | Charpoy

Chohtan, Barmer, Rajasthan

Majju

Majju | Cabinet

The South Asia Collection from Gujarat, Gujarat

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Bhaini Massa Singh, Tarn Taran, Punjab

Macha

Macha | Charpoy

Dighda gadaan, Barmer, Rajasthan

Majus

Majus | Cabinet

Devgadh Baria, Dahod, Gujarat

Macha

Macha | Charpoy

Konara, Barmer, Rajasthan

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Sisai, Hisar, Haryana

Majus

Majus | Cabinet

Morbi, Morbi, Gujarat