Bidri work- A perfect combination of Black and White metal

Bidri work is a unique metal craft which is found in Bidar of Karnataka (India).

I wish to visit Bidar once and meet some of the craftmen who do Bidri work. One day I will.  Fortunately, I could meet one of the Bidri craftsmen in a craft fest. When I asked him about the process of making Bidriware , he explained it very enthusiastically.

In Bidri work 2 metals are used- Zinc and Silver, which makes beautiful combination of Black and White.
Different items like flower vase, boxes, jeweleries are made with copper and zinc mixture. Then the different designs and motifs are engraved on the surface of the items. On these engraved designs , thin Silver wire is inlaid. You can read  more about Bidri work in this link.

The craftsman also showed me the method of inlaying the Silver wire on the surface of the item.I captured it through my camera to share with you ,

A small statue with design engraved

The craftsman inlaying the Silver wire

 

 

 

                

These are some of the items I've in my collection:

 

 

Kumkuma Bharani with Bidri work on the lid

 

 

 

 

A small elephant

 

 

Bangles with Bidri work

Bidri work displays the beauty of  blend of two opposites- Black and White!

Now Navaratri has started, I've lot to share with you about Gombe Habba , in the coming posts.

Until then,

Love , laugh and live the life to the fullest,

-Ranjana

Kumkuma Bharanis with unique designs

I've already posted about the collectionof Kumkuma Bharanis in my earlier posts listed below:
1. My collection of Kumkuma Baharanis
2. Kumkuma Bharani- with Peacock design
3. Paper Mache Kumkuma Bharanis
4.Kumkuma Bharanis made from Seashells
5.Some more Kumkuma Bharanis
Here are some Kumkuma Bahrani with unique designs:

 

The first one is fish shaped, made of horn. This is outer look:

 

The lid can be opened on one side

 

This is book shaped Kumkuma Bharani , have a look:

 

When closed looks like a book

 

The lid can be opened.

Have you ever seen Kumkuma Bharani , which is shaped like Buddha's face? I have one, here it is:

With lid open it looks like this

The below one is also very special. This has Bidri work on its lid.

 

 Bidri work is very intricate craft work which is pride of Karnataka. Do you want to know more about Bidri work? Wait till the next post.

Until then ,

Love , laugh and live the life to the fullest,

-Ranjana