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

Shyorana, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Khuti

Khuti | Wall peg

Umred, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Parendi

Parendi | Water pitcher storage

Umred, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Taan

Taan | Shelf

Beran Gaon, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Paniyara

Paniyara | Water pitcher storage

Ramnagar, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Silvatta lodhi

Silvatta lodhi | Grinding stone

Ramnagar, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Shahpur, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Khuti

Khuti | Wall peg

Shyorana, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Khuti

Khuti | Wall peg

Shyorana, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Taan

Taan | Shelf

Shyorana, Bharatpur, Rajasthan