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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Danda kunda

Danda kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Bhaini Massa Singh, Tarn Taran, Punjab

Danda kunda

Danda kunda | Mortar & Pestle

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Kundi sota

Kundi sota | Mortar & Pestle

Kasanda, Sonipat, Haryana

Jhula

Jhula | Cradle

Ajmer, Ajmer, Rajasthan

Jhula

Jhula | Cradle

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Jhula

Jhula | Cradle

The South Asia Collection from Rajasthan, Rajasthan

Ikad

Ikad | Hanger

The South Asia Collection from Gujarat, Gujarat

Peti

Peti | Casket

The South Asia Collection from Rajasthan, Rajasthan

Chhikka

Chhikka | Food cloche

Gumtali, Jalandhar, Punjab

Peti

Peti | Casket

Udaipur, Udaipur, Rajasthan