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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Khatli

Khatli | Charpoy

Mangal Mahudi, Dahod, Gujarat

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Dangawas, Nagaur, Rajasthan

Dholni

Dholni | Charpoy

Kadach, Porbandar, Gujarat

Palang

Palang | Bed

Zira, Firozpur, Punjab

Dholni

Dholni | Charpoy

Navagam, Porbandar, Gujarat

Palang

Palang | Bed

Gumtali, Jalandhar, Punjab

Dholni

Dholni | Charpoy

Navagam, Porbandar, Gujarat

Dholio

Dholio | Charpoy

Reshamiya, Surendranagar, Gujarat

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Tagawali, Dholpur, Rajasthan

Peengh

Peengh | Swing

Niamu Majra, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab