Turtle Shaped Ash Tray - Bidri Wire Work

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If you are looking to revamp your home decor and are in search for unique and rare artefacts for a catchy look and feel try the Turtle Shaped Ash Tray - Bidri Wire Work. Our latest addition in the Home Decor category is a beautiful artefact chiselled from the alloy of zinc and copper and coated evenly with pure silver metal. Moreover, it has been given the shape of a turtle so that the artefact is not only able to provide you with utility but a beautiful sight as well.

This peculiar shape and art of the ashtray is unmatched for the products beauty and functionality. It is one of those exclusive designs which you wont find elsewhere but GoRoots. The distinct look makes this entire Bidri handicraft a must-have. For those who are prone to use the ashtray regularly or otherwise, such a beautiful artefact will certainly prove to be a great home decor accessory.

Regardless of where you place it on centre table or side table, the elegance of this work of art is sure to attract the attention of its audiences without wasting any time. Buy it for your personal use or as a giving to your loved ones on special occasions and let them appreciate you later for your brilliant choice of gift!

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.