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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Paindi

Paindi | Water pitcher storage

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Chaakkhi

Chaakkhi | Hand mill grinder

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Aala

Aala | Wall niche

Karar Ibrahimpur, Sonipat, Haryana

Kunda

Kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Tandi

Tandi | Shelf

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Aala

Aala | Wall niche

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Karar Ibrahimpur, Sonipat, Haryana

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Karar Ibrahimpur, Sonipat, Haryana

Aala

Aala | Wall niche

Karar Ibrahimpur, Sonipat, Haryana