The traditional Bikaner craft of artistic gold and silver ornamentation and embossing on camel hide is…
Usta-kala is the traditional craft of Bikaner (practised by the Usta family of artisans, notably Padma Shri Hisamuddin Usta) involving intricate embossing, carving, and…
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The traditional Bikaner craft of artistic gold and silver ornamentation and embossing on camel hide is known as :
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Usta-kala is the traditional craft of Bikaner (practised by the Usta family of artisans, notably Padma Shri Hisamuddin Usta) involving intricate embossing, carving, and gold/silver manoti-nakkashi (gilding) on camel hide. Badla refers to zinc water bottles of Jodhpur, Jadav to gem-setting jewellery, and Arayash/Ala-gila to lime-plaster fresco painting.
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