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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Sandook

Sandook | Cabinet

Wara Daraka, Faridkot, Punjab

Hamam dasta

Hamam dasta | Mortar & Pestle

Chhainsa, Faridabad, Haryana

Sandook

Sandook | Chest

Harodi, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Jhula

Jhula | Swing

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Sinhaasan

Sinhaasan | Throne

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Peyi

Peyi | Merchant’s desk

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Barwa, Bhiwani, Haryana

Sandook

Sandook | Cabinet

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Shapeel

Shapeel | Shelf

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Sandook

Sandook | Cabinet

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab