Brass Diya Candle Holder Set of Three
$35.00
Light has always been the first thing we bring to a celebration. The diya — the little lamp that's marked festivals and prayers across the subcontinent for centuries — is where that begins. This set of three, small, medium and large, is cast and finished by hand in brass in...
The Craft
Hand-Hammering
Raised from a flat sheet under thousands of hammer blows, the dimpled surface a record of the making.
Cutwork
Openwork lace pierced clean through the metal by hand with a fine needle.
Used in this pieceEngraving / Qalamzani
Cut into the metal line by line with a fine steel chisel, the qalam.
Naqsheen
Floral and geometric patterns chased into the surface freehand by the naqash.
Sand Casting
Molten brass poured into a sand mould packed by hand, then broken open to free the piece.
Used in this piece
Brass Diya Candle Holder Set of Three
$35.00
