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Foliage Lath Purse (Gold)
As precious as gold, your Geometric Lath Purse from the Zahira Collection is made from the durable and lustrous alloy of Copper+Zinc, Brass. Shaped like a wooden log (lath), your purse features arbesque interlacing tendrils in naqqashi (shallow) kalamkari engraving done by hand with a pointed chisel.
Zahira Collection
Brass Engraving
Floral Paatr Purse (Gold)
Floral Paatr Purse (Silver)
Foliage Lath Purse (Silver)
The Story
When Muslim families arrived in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh with complex Persian patterns and sophisticated tools, they brought the technique of brass making with them. The Mughals and British both patronised this brass craftsmanship and according to historians, the skill of brass work has been prevalent in India for over 5 million years now.
Brass (a copper and zinc alloy) is appreciated for its golden luster, durability and weather resistance.
Our Zahira Brass Collection is sandcast, following which various craftsmen, from metal casters to engravers, work their magic on it.
Kalamkari, is Urdu, for pen work and this engraving is achieved with skillful thumps of the thapi (mallet) on fine, pointed chisels. There are two types of engraving - a shallow one called naqqashi or sada kalam, and a deeper engraving called khudai or sia kalam.
From the world's top brass producing country, we present to you the Floral Paatr Purse and the Foliage Lath Purse, available in both Gold and Silver finishes.