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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Aali

Aali | Wall niche

Waisari, Panipat, Haryana

Hookhi

Hookhi | Smoking pipe

Waisari, Panipat, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Waisari, Panipat, Haryana

Baari

Baari | Alcove

Haryal, Pathankot, Punjab

Baari

Baari | Alcove

Haryal, Pathankot, Punjab

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Kurar, Panipat, Haryana

Almari

Almari | In-built cabinet

Kurar, Panipat, Haryana

Paindi

Paindi | Water pitcher storage

Kurar, Panipat, Haryana

Dalri

Dalri | Basket

Kurar, Panipat, Haryana

Hookhi

Hookhi | Smoking pipe

Mahoti, Panipat, Haryana