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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Ukhal musal

Ukhal musal | Mortar & Pestle

Panchnota, Mahendragarh, Haryana

Musal okhli

Musal okhli | Mortar & Pestle

Matana, Fatehabad, Haryana

Silvatta lodhi

Silvatta lodhi | Grinding stone

Dungarpur, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Silvatta

Silvatta | Grinding stone

Kharwa, Ajmer, Rajasthan

Musal okhli

Musal okhli | Mortar & Pestle

Ramgarh, Ambala, Haryana

Silvatta

Silvatta | Grinding stone

Gowari, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Silvatta

Silvatta | Grinding stone

Gowari, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Danda kunda

Danda kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Kandela, Jind, Haryana

Kunda sota

Kunda sota | Mortar & Pestle

Kathe Majra, Ambala, Haryana

Kundi kutka

Kundi kutka | Mortar & Pestle

Kurar, Panipat, Haryana