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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Kotho

Kotho | Larder

Sodiyaar, Barmer, Rajasthan

Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Jandiala Guru, Amritsar, Punjab

Shapeel

Shapeel | Shelf

Jandiala Guru, Amritsar, Punjab

Aliya

Aliya | Wall niche

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Aliya

Aliya | Wall niche

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Saghadi

Saghadi | Hearth

Bhujodi, Kutch, Gujarat

Paniyara

Paniyara | Water pitcher storage

Udaipura, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Paniyara

Paniyara | Water pitcher storage

Malpura, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Kotho

Kotho | Granary

Kharod, Panchmahal, Gujarat

Kothi

Kothi | Granary

Kharod, Panchmahal, Gujarat