The Bidri Art

 

Bidri handicraft is a metal handicraft of Bidar, with its strikingly intricate inlay work involving pure silver, has always been prized as a symbol of wealth. Bidriware designs are truly exotic and have been influenced by Mughal motifs of geometrical and floral patterns. The metal used is a blackened alloy of zinc and copper inlaid with thin sheets of pure silver. Traditional Bidri artifacts are in high demand in the country as well globally. Bidri can be roughly described as a type of encrusted metal ware where ornamentation takes the form of one metal overlaid onto another. The designs are mostly conventional ranging from creepers, flowers, and sometimes human figures. Bidri work boasts of versatility, design originality, and fine craftsmanship. It's sleek and smooth dark-colored

metalwork with intricate eye-catching designs on its glossy surface is famous all over the world. The black and white combination of the craft makes it attractive and appealing.