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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Bajot

Bajot | Low surface

Ghanerao, Pali, Rajasthan

Takhat

Takhat | Bench

Baded, Nuh, Haryana

Peti

Peti | Casket

Umred, Bharatpur, Rajasthan

Babagadi

Babagadi | Toy cart

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Peti

Peti | Casket

The South Asia Collection from Rajasthan, Rajasthan

Peti

Peti | Casket

Sardarshahr, Churu, Rajasthan

Damachiyo

Damachiyo | Mattress bench

Gandhi Nu Gam, Kutch, Gujarat

Damachiyo

Damachiyo | Mattress bench

Hodka, Kutch, Gujarat

Damachiyo

Damachiyo | Mattress bench

Khavda, Kutch, Gujarat

Damachiyo

Damachiyo | Mattress bench

Ludiya, Kutch, Gujarat