Anwesha Tribal Arts and Crafts DHOKRA & METAL BEADED JEWELLERY

THE ARTISAN MAKING THE METAL PENDANTS TO BE USED IN THE BEADED JEWELLERY.

THE METAL PENDANTS MADE BY THE ARTISAN.

THE ARTISAN CUTS PATTTERNS FOR THE NECKLACE FROM THE THINN METAL SHEET.

THE ARTISANS USES A POLISHING MACHINE TO SMOOTHEN ITS SHARP EDGES.

THE ARTISAN CUTS SMALL PIECES OF THE METAL WIRE TO MAKE METAL BEADS.

THE ARTISAN FIRES THE METAL BEADS AND BEATS IT TO GIVE A PPROPRIATE SHAPE.

FIRSTLY THE BEADS ARE PUT THROUGH THE THREAD AND THEN THOROUGHLY WASHED.

THE ARTISAN CLEANS THE BEADS AFTER WASHING AND KEEPS UNDER THE SUN FOR DRYING.

THE ARTISAN CAREFULLY WORKING OVER THE DETAILING DESIGN OF A METAL PENDANT.

A ARTISAN USES A MACHINE TO MAKE PERFECT METAL WIRES FOR MAKING METAL JEWELLERY.

THE ARTISANS USING THE METAL WIRE FOR VARIOUS DESIGNS.

ARTISANS USING THIN METAL SHEETS TO CREATE PATTERNS OF PENDANTS.

THE ARTISAN USES A SPECIFIC MOULD TO MAKE DIFFERENT METAL BALLS TO BE USED AS A CERTAIN PARTS OF THE JEWELLERY.

THE DEVELOPED METAL BALL IS THEN POLISHED AGAINST ITS ROUGH SURFACE TO BECOME SMOOTH.

THE METAL BALL IS THEN PUT IN FIRE.

AFTER BEING COOLED DOWN THE METAL BALLS ARE POLISHED FOR MORE SHINE AND SMOOTH SURFACE AND FINALLY GETS READY FOR USE.

THE CAST IS BEING MADE FOR MAKING DHOKRA JEWELLERY. UNDERNEATH THE CAST LIES THE MOULD OF THE PENDANT.

THE ARTISAN PUTS THE MOULD INTO THE KILN FOR BURNING FOR SOMETIME TO GET DESIRED JEWELLERY.

AFTER GETTING DONE IN THE KILN, THE MOULD IS COOLED AND THEN BROKEN DOWN TO PROCURE THE DHOKRA PENDANTS OR JEWELLERY.

THE WOMEN ARTISANS ENGAGED IN MAKING BEADED METAL JEWELLERY.

THE ARTISAN’S FAMILY WORKS TOGETHER IN THE PROCESS OF JEWELLERY MAKING.

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