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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Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Bassi Gujjran, Rupnagar, Punjab

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Asan, Rohtak, Haryana

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Asan, Rohtak, Haryana

Paniyara

Paniyara | Water pitcher storage

Deogarh, Pratapgarh, Rajasthan

Kothi

Kothi | Granary

Deogarh, Pratapgarh, Rajasthan

Aliya

Aliya | Wall niche

Mughal Sarai, Patiala, Punjab

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Kurar, Panipat, Haryana

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Dehra, Panipat, Haryana

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana