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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Manja

Manja | Charpoy

Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab

Dholni

Dholni | Charpoy

Navagam, Porbandar, Gujarat

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Ganeshgarh, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan

Palang

Palang | Bed

Chamaru, Patiala, Punjab

Dholni

Dholni | Charpoy

Bilkha, Junagadh, Gujarat

Pidha

Pidha | Stool

Kalibangan, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan

Piddi

Piddi | Stool

Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Patiala, Patiala, Punjab

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Patiala, Patiala, Punjab

Pidhi

Pidhi | Stool

Bassi Gujjran, Rupnagar, Punjab