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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Takhat

Takhat | Bench

The South Asia Collection from Rajasthan, Rajasthan

Patada

Patada | Low seat

Dhoj, Faridabad, Haryana

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Bhot, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Pidha

Pidha | Low chair

Zira, Firozpur, Punjab

Paata

Paata | Bench

Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Pitha

Pitha | Low seat with backrest

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Paata

Paata | Bench

Jodhpur, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Ajmer, Ajmer, Rajasthan

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Karar Ibrahimpur, Sonipat, Haryana

Paatlo

Paatlo | Low seat

Limkheda, Dahod, Gujarat