Palm Shaped Paper Clip Big - Bidri Wire work

Do away with the conventional steel and plastic paper clips and give your workspace a touch of splendour and functionality with this amazingly handcrafted Palm Shaped Paper Clip Small - Bidri Wire Work. This is an exclusive design of such a gorgeous paper clip and you will not find something like this anywhere else but goroots.

Made to resemble a tribal ladys palm, this exotic Bidri metal handicraft is a unique artefact that you should not miss out on. For its exemplary design and brilliant make, it is the skilful craftsmen of Bidar and labour of love and care that produce such one of a kind object of art. It does full justice to the design as the creativity of the artisans is well featured. On the black finish surface made using copper and zinc, the artisans use pure silver metal to carve designs inspired from tribal ethics.

Use this strikingly distinct Bidriware to arrange all your papers in a decent way so that you can gain their access any time of the day you wish to. It can hold a considerably good bunch of papers and hence it will not be tedious for you to revamp your drawer time and again.

About Bidri Art

The Bidri Art is identified as one of the most popular metal handicrafts that originated in Bidar region of Karnataka. It was first introduced during the rule of the Bahamani Sultans in around 14th century C.E. The township of Bidar lends the art its name Bidriware and it is still a prominent centre for crafting intriguing metallic products.

The handmade Bidri products are valued as a symbol of wealth. The metal used in Bidri products is a blackened alloy copper and zinc inlaid with fine sheets of pure silver metal. The fine motifs and the wirework with which Bidriware is laced, gives the products a unique definition altogether. Moreover, Bidri handicraft products are in great demand in the export market due to its gorgeous inlay work.

Procedure

Unique Bidriware products are handcrafted from an alloy of copper and zinc by casting in the ratio 1:16. While the zinc content gives the alloy a rich jet black colour, copper provides it with a noticeable lustre and robustness.

A mould of soil is made malleable by adding resin and castor oil. After the molten metal has been poured into this mould, the cast piece is smoothened by filing for a shiny look and feel. This casting is coated with a concentrated solution of copper sulphate that provides it with a temporary black coating on which the designs are etched freehand.

The designs are usually the typical poppy flowers and vine creepers, stars and Ashrafi-ki-booti. Some may also feature traditional motifs in the form of Arabic script or the Persian Rose.

The casting is then securely placed in a clamp to engrave it with intricate motifs using small chisels. Its grooves are then carefully hammered with flattened strips of pure silver metal or fine wires for a desired look

Before the Bidriware artefact could be sold out in the market it is filed, chiselled, polished and smoothened to remove deformities caused due to the black coating. This process results in a strikingly noticeable silver inlay shining on a dark metallic background.

Region

The art of Bidri handicraft is widely practised in Bidar, Karnataka as well as in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Purnia in Bihar, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Murshidabad in West Bengal are few of the other regions of the country that produce excellent Bidri products.