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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Palang

Palang | Bed

Patiala, Patiala, Punjab

Palang

Palang | Bed

Khatkar kalan, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab

Palang

Palang | Bed

Bhaini Massa Singh, Tarn Taran, Punjab

Palang

Palang | Bed

Gumtali, Jalandhar, Punjab

Palang

Palang | Bed

Jagaraon, Ludhiana, Punjab

Hindolo

Hindolo | Swing

Dedan, Amreli, Gujarat

Patada

Patada | Low seat

Dhoj, Faridabad, Haryana

Pidha

Pidha | Low chair

Atari, Amritsar, Punjab

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Singar, Nuh, Haryana

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Singar, Nuh, Haryana