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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Kothi

Kothi | Granary

Bassi, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Bassi, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Bhandarya

Bhandarya | In-built cabinet

Bhimgarh, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Bichhor, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

Rai

Rai | Churner

Makrani, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Bijna

Bijna | Fan

Makrani, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Makrani, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Rawaldhi, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Sandook

Sandook | Chest

Harodi, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Hookah

Hookah | Smoking pipe

Harodi, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana