Vintage Brass Surmadanis
On a dressing table there was always a surma daani — the little pot that held the kohl, the thin rod drawn out and run along the lash line each morning. It was a daily gesture, mother to daughter, kept in brass. These vintage surma daanis are brass, each 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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