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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Sev ni paat

Sev ni paat | Noodle plank

Mirzapur, Kutch, Gujarat

Sev ni paat

Sev ni paat | Noodle plank

Devgadh Baria, Dahod, Gujarat

Musal okhli

Musal okhli | Mortar & Pestle

Salhawas, Jhajjar, Haryana

Sambelu

Sambelu | Pestle

Hodka, Kutch, Gujarat

Nisarni

Nisarni | Ladder

Junagadh, Junagadh, Gujarat

Divo

Divo | Lamp holder

The South Asia Collection from Gujarat, Gujarat

Divo

Divo | Lamp holder

Chhota Udepur, Chhota Udepur, Gujarat

Divo

Divo | Lamp holder

Surat, Surat, Gujarat

Divo

Divo | Lamp holder

Surat, Surat, Gujarat

Jhula

Jhula | Cradle

Ajmer, Ajmer, Rajasthan