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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Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Atari, Amritsar, Punjab

Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Pundri, Kaithal, Haryana

Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Dulhera Khurd, Rewari, Haryana

Tarpai

Tarpai | Low surface

Zira, Firozpur, Punjab

Pendo

Pendo | Water pitcher storage

Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Khadvanja

Khadvanja | Water pitcher storage

Daulatpura, Fazilka, Punjab

Khadvanja

Khadvanja | Water pitcher storage

Dodewala, Fazilka, Punjab

Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Barwa, Bhiwani, Haryana

Khadvanja

Khadvanja | Water pitcher storage

Nangal Kalan, Mansa, Punjab

Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab