Contents
Introduction 1
Categories 9
furniture typology 11
glossary 458
collaborators 464
authors 466
acknowledgements 469
index of places 472
asana 16
bench - bankdo
bench - paata, takhat & athai
floor seat - gaadi masnad & baithak
low seat - paat or patta
low stool - basni & tarvaiya
low chair - pidha
stool - pidhi, pidha or machi
stool & chair- mudha
swing - jhula
throne - sinhaasan & aasan
manch 132
bed - palang & diwan
charpoy - khaat, khatli, mocha,
mausa or machli
cradle - ghodiyu, hindo or palna
manjush 194
cabinet - majju
chest & cabinet - sandook
chest - peti or majju
granary - kotha or kothi
granary - kablo & kabli
granary- kothi or kowadliya
in-built cabinet - aada
in-built cabinet - tankhuniya or bhandariya
larder - kothlio
larder - kathatara
larder - kothi
larder - pinjra
mattress bench - damachiya
shelf- beel
shelf -janeri & taan
wall niche - aliya
water pitcher storage - paniyara,
parendi or parinda, pendo, ghaduchi
wall peg- khuti
hanger – argani
sapaat 350
low surface - chowki or bajot
merchant's desk – peyi
vastu 384
book stand - riyhal
carpet weight - mir farsh
casket - peti
churner - bilona or valona
container - katordaan or talakhuta
cradle -jhula
fan -pankha
food cloche - daabno
grinding stone -silvatta lodhi
hand mill grinder - ghatti or chakki
mortar - kharal
mortar & pestle - musal okhli or ukhal
pot ring- induni
shrine - mandir
shrine - kaawad
spinning wheel - charkha
tobacco box - tambaccu daan
winnower - chhavla