The craft is very old as is suggested by the archaeological evidence. This art is practised here since 2nd millenium B.C. Copper and bronze were the earliest non-ferrors metals used. The use of alloys obtained by varying the composition & combination of metals seems to have been in wide practice.

For domestic utensils incised designs are resorted to the patterns which are floral or geometrical. The commonest motifs being fish, bird figures, Gods & Goddesses. The incising is carried outwith small chisels used to make the dotted or unbroken lines which go to form the design.

The articles are made either by cire-perdue process or by hammering. For the latter method of manufacture, the metal is melted in a clay cruciable over a wood or charcoal fire. When molten the… Click here to read more