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

Jind, Jind, Haryana

Paata

Paata | Bench

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Takhtposh

Takhtposh | Bench

Jhanda Kalan, Mansa, Punjab

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Bassai, Mahendragarh, Haryana

Sangamachi

Sangamachi | Low chair

Nageshri, Amreli, Gujarat

Takhtposh

Takhtposh | Bench

Samana, Patiala, Punjab

Paata

Paata | Bench

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Paata

Paata | Bench

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Takhtposh

Takhtposh | Bench

Dhanaula, Barnala, Punjab

Paata

Paata | Bench

Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan