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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Tandoor

Tandoor | Oven

Tarobri, Fazilka, Punjab

Tandoor

Tandoor | Oven

Mansa, Mansa, Punjab

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Dhaula, Barnala, Punjab

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Jhanda Kalan, Mansa, Punjab

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Chauhal, Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Begowal, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Tikri, Karnal, Haryana

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana

Haara

Haara | Hearth

Bhalsi, Panipat, Haryana

Chulha

Chulha | Hearth

Dhanaula, Barnala, Punjab