Large Vintage Brass Surmadanis
The kohl that lined a generation of eyes was kept close — on a dressing table, within reach each morning, the rod drawn out and run along the lash line. These are the larger surma daanis, the ones that held their place on a vanity rather than tucked in a...
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.
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