Contents
Introduction 1
Rajasthan: people and place 7
Craft in Rajasthan 27
The idea of vernacular furniture in Rajasthan 39
Finding vernacular furniture in Rajasthan 49
Vernacular furniture of Rajasthan 67
Aasan (Seating) 75
bench - bankdo
bench - paata & takhat
floor seat - baithak & gaadi masnad
low seat - paat or patta
low stool - basni & tarvaiyya
low chair - pidha
stool - pidhi, pidha or machi
stool & chair - mudha
swing - jhula
throne - sinhaasan & aasan
Manch (Sleeping) 171
bed - palang & diwan
charpoy - khaat, mausa or macha & khatli or machli
cradle - ghodiyu & palna
Manjush (Storage) 217
cabinet - majju
cabinet - sandook
chest - peti, majju or sandook
granary - kotha or kothi
granary - kothi or kowadliya
granary - kablo & kabli
in-built cabinet - aada & tankhuniya
larder - kothlio
larder - kathatara
larder - pinjra
larder - kothi
mattress bench - damachiya
shelf-beel
shelf - janeri & taan
wall niche - aliya
water pitcher storage - ghaduchi,paniyara or
parinda, & pendo
wall peg - khuti
hanger - argani
Sapaat (Surface) 387
low surface - chowki or bajot
merchant's desk - peyi
Vastu (Objects) 411
book stand - riyhal
carpet weights - mir farsh
churner - bilona or valona
cradle -jhula
fan -pankha
food cloche - daabno
grinding stone - silvatta
hand mill grinder - ghatti or chakki
mortar and pestle - musal okhli or ukhal
lamp holder - diwat
pot ring - induni
shrine - mandir
shrine - kaawad
tobacco box - tambaccu daan
winnower - chhavla
Conclusion 449
- Craft and the everyday
- Interpreting change: new materials, new practices
- Leaving home: vernacular furniture when it leaves the vernacular
- A reflective note
Bibliography 475
Illustration credits 477
Acknowledgements 478
About the collaborators 482
About the authors 483
Index 484