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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Ghanti ane thalo

Ghanti ane thalo | Hand mill grinder & stand

Udvada, Valsad, Gujarat

Chhikka

Chhikka | Food cloche

Gumtali, Jalandhar, Punjab

Dabna

Dabna | Food cloche

Panchnota, Mahendragarh, Haryana

Dabna

Dabna | Food cloche

Panchnota, Mahendragarh, Haryana

Dabna

Dabna | Food cloche

Dhanota, Mahendragarh, Haryana

Bajot

Bajot | Low surface

Limbdi, Surendranagar, Gujarat

Bajot

Bajot | Low surface

Limbdi, Surendranagar, Gujarat

Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Atari, Amritsar, Punjab

Penda

Penda | Water pitcher storage

Bhankhri, Mahendragarh, Haryana

Chowki

Chowki | Larder

Bassi Gujjran, Rupnagar, Punjab