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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Ceremonial artefacts

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Nehi

Nehi | Pot stand

Khara, Tarn Taran, Punjab

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Balali, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Charkha

Charkha | Spinning wheel

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Damdama, Gurugram, Haryana

Mandir

Mandir | Shrine

Dungarpur, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Nehi

Nehi | Pot stand

Dhunda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

Ariso

Ariso | Wall mirror

Devgadh Baria, Dahod, Gujarat

Nehi

Nehi | Pot stand

Ajnoha, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Badhra, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana