Contents
Introduction 1
categories 9
furniture typology 10
glossary 463
collaborators 468
authors 470
acknowledgements 472
index of places 477
aasan 16
bench - takhtposh or takht
chair - kursi
floor seat - mudha
low chair - pidha
low seat - phatti, parda or patada
stool - pidhi
stool & chair - mudha
swing - peengh
manch 108
bed -palang
charpoy - manja & manji
cradle – panghuda
manjush 176
alcove and in-built cabinet - almari, baari or aliya
cabinet - sandook
chest - peti & peti almari
granary - padola or padoli
hanger - tangna
lamp holder - dyut
larder - chowki
larder - jaali or doli
shelf - kans or shapeel
wall niche - aliya or aala
wall peg - killi
water pitcher storage – khadvanja & ghadonj
sapaat 342
low surface - chowki
low surface - tarpai
merchant's desk – galla
vastu 356
basket - changair, tokra, tokri & boti
book stand - rehal
churner - madani
container - sarpoz & chhikku
fan - pakkha & pakkhi
food cloche - chhikka & pinjra
grinding stone - silvatta
hand mill grinder - chakki
hearth - chu/ha & haara
mortar & pestle - danda kunda or kunda sota & musal ukhli
oven - tandoor
pot ring - innu
pot stand - nehi
smoking pipe - hookah
spinning wheel - charkha
winnower - chhaj