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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Pakkhi

Pakkhi | Fan

Baragaon, Karnal, Haryana

Pakkha

Pakkha | Fan

Jandiala Guru, Amritsar, Punjab

Pankha

Pankha | Fan

Dhoj, Faridabad, Haryana

Pakkha

Pakkha | Fan

Khajurla, Jalandhar, Punjab

Bijna

Bijna | Fan

Deeghot, Palwal, Haryana

Pakkhi

Pakkhi | Fan

Khumber, Fatehabad, Haryana

Bijna

Bijna | Fan

Pahlwan, Jind, Haryana

Bijna

Bijna | Fan

Singar, Nuh, Haryana

Jherni

Jherni | Churner

Makrani, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana

Tokri

Tokri | Basket

Dhianpur, Rupnagar, Punjab