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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Danda kunda

Danda kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Kotli Devan, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab

Danda kunda

Danda kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Kabar Wala, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab

Kunda

Kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Penda

Penda | Water pitcher storage

Mandkola, Palwal, Haryana

Penda

Penda | Water pitcher storage

Mandkola, Palwal, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Murtazabad (Sadaugarhi), Palwal, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Deeghot, Palwal, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Singar, Nuh, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Singar, Nuh, Haryana

Indi

Indi | Pot ring

Malab, Nuh, Haryana