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

Ramgarh, Ambala, Haryana

Pakkhi

Pakkhi | Fan

Baihrampur, Gurdaspur, Punjab

Peti

Peti | Casket

Udaipur, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Chakki

Chakki | Hand mill grinder

Loharu, Bhiwani, Haryana

Pakkhi

Pakkhi | Fan

Dhuri, Sangrur, Punjab

Goli

Goli | Container

Lilya Mota (Vaghania), Amreli, Gujarat

Pakkhi

Pakkhi | Fan

Sanipur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

Katodan

Katodan | Container

Ghoba, Amreli, Gujarat

Peti

Peti | Casket

Rupaheli Khurd, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Pakkhi

Pakkhi | Fan

Hastakalan, Fazilka, Punjab