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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Aliya

Aliya | Wall niche

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Almari

Almari | In-built cabinet

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Almari

Almari | In-built cabinet

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Kans

Kans | Shelf

Ramgarh, Ambala, Haryana

Aliya

Aliya | Wall niche

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Taan

Taan | Shelf

Beawar, Ajmer, Rajasthan

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Luhinga Kalan, Nuh, Haryana

Hookhi

Hookhi | Smoking pipe

Pai, Kaithal, Haryana

Hookhi

Hookhi | Smoking pipe

Badi Dadupur, Karnal, Haryana

Hookhi

Hookhi | Smoking pipe

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana