పెంబర్తి లోహ కళ (Pembarthi metal craft); the resin bed is called lakka
Embossed and chiseled sheet-metal craft of Pembarthi village, Jangaon District, Telangana, made by Vishwakarma metalworkers. A brass or copper sheet is fixed on a hardened bed of lac resin (lakka) set on a wooden plank, a paper sketch is placed on it and the design is carved and hammered into the metal with about a hundred different chisels the workers forge themselves. Separate parts are joined by soldering or small rivets, washed with acid and tamarind, filed and buffed. Products range from temple and deity plaques to wall plates, trophies and puja ware. Registered as a Geographical Indication in 2010.
Risk level: Endangered · Not inscribed
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