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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Angeethi

Angeethi | Hearth

Kathe Majra, Ambala, Haryana

Peti

Peti | Chest

Kathe Majra, Ambala, Haryana

Dhichaniyu

Dhichaniyu | Knee prop

Surat, Surat, Gujarat

Peti

Peti | Casket

The South Asia Collection from Rajasthan, Rajasthan

Peti

Peti | Casket

Sardarshahr, Churu, Rajasthan

Paan peti

Paan peti | Box

Natvar Nagar (Bagasra), Amreli, Gujarat

Rai

Rai | Churner

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana

Bajot

Bajot | Low surface

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Chowki

Chowki | Low surface

Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Tarpai

Tarpai | Low surface

Ludhiana, Ludhiana, Punjab