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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Parinda

Parinda | Water pitcher storage

Kotri, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Kotha

Kotha | Granary

Rupaheli Khurd, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Kotha

Kotha | Granary

Rupaheli Khurd, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Parinda

Parinda | Water pitcher storage

Rupaheli Khurd, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Shyorana, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Kotha

Kotha | Granary

Beran Gaon, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Kothi

Kothi | Granary

Ramnagar, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Shahpur, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Chak Ramnagar, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Nasibpura, Bathinda, Punjab