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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Pilang

Pilang | Charpoy

Sanghi, Rohtak, Haryana

Palna

Palna | Cradle

Udaipur, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Peti

Peti | Casket

Judavant, Chhota Udepur, Gujarat

Sandook

Sandook | Cabinet

Rurki, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

Palna

Palna | Cradle

The South Asia Collection from Rajasthan, Rajasthan

Manjush

Manjush | Cabinet

Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Pilang

Pilang | Charpoy

Chhara, Jhajjar, Haryana

Sandook

Sandook | Cabinet

Ratan Khurd, Amritsar, Punjab

Hindo

Hindo | Cradle

Sodiyaar, Barmer, Rajasthan

Pilang

Pilang | Charpoy

Jhanjra Toda, Bhiwani, Haryana