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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Palang

Palang | Bed

Duloth, Mahendragarh, Haryana

Jhula

Jhula | Swing

Khadagada, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Khatlo

Khatlo | Charpoy

Hanuman Bhagda, Valsad, Gujarat

Jhula

Jhula | Swing

Chota Doongra, Banswara, Rajasthan

Palang

Palang | Bed

Patiala, Patiala, Punjab

Khatlo

Khatlo | Charpoy

Rajpipla, Narmada, Gujarat

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Loharu, Bhiwani, Haryana

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Udaipur, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Udaipur, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab