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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Jaali

Jaali | Larder

Damdama, Gurugram, Haryana

Palaindi

Palaindi | Water pitcher storage

Damdama, Gurugram, Haryana

Pakkhi

Pakkhi | Fan

Gunopur, Gurdaspur, Punjab

Sandook

Sandook | Cabinet

Chitti, Gurdaspur, Punjab

Pakkhi

Pakkhi | Fan

Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur, Punjab

Peti

Peti | Chest

Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur, Punjab

Peti

Peti | Chest

Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur, Punjab

Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Gunopur, Gurdaspur, Punjab

Killi

Killi | Wall peg

Balra, Gurdaspur, Punjab

Takht

Takht | Bench

Balra, Gurdaspur, Punjab