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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Musar

Musar | Mortar & Pestle

Chakeri, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

Babagadi

Babagadi | Toy cart

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Ghatti

Ghatti | Hand mill grinder

Maroodi, Barmer, Rajasthan

Danda kunda

Danda kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Gumtali, Jalandhar, Punjab

Danda kunda

Danda kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Bhaini Massa Singh, Tarn Taran, Punjab

Sambelu

Sambelu | Pestle

Chingariya, Porbandar, Gujarat

Chaaki

Chaaki | Hand mill grinder

Ganeshgarh, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

Sambelu

Sambelu | Pestle

Surat, Surat, Gujarat

Sev ni paat

Sev ni paat | Noodle plank

Devgadh Baria, Dahod, Gujarat

Hamam dasta

Hamam dasta | Mortar & Pestle

Chhapar, Jhajjar, Haryana