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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Machi

Machi | Stool

Ludiya, Kutch, Gujarat

Pidha

Pidha | Low chair

Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, Haryana

Hichko

Hichko | Swing

Devpar, Kutch, Gujarat

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Dungarpur, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Pitha

Pitha | Low seat with backrest

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Dhani, Alwar, Rajasthan

Pitha

Pitha | Low seat with backrest

Nadiad, Kheda, Gujarat

Pidha

Pidha | Low chair

Atari, Amritsar, Punjab

Pitha

Pitha | Low seat with backrest

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Pitha

Pitha | Low seat with backrest

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat