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india craft house bidri craft paper cutter -- elephant

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# Copy · #0096 India Craft House Bidri Craft Paper Cutter — Elephant *Loop-B expedited, 2026-05-05*

## Title Bidri Paper Cutter — Elephant, Silver Inlay

## Subtitle Zinc-copper alloy blackened with soil from Bidar Fort, inlaid with pure silver wire by hand. A 500-year-old craft from Karnataka.

## Description Bidriware was developed in the 14th century in Bidar, Karnataka, during the Bahmani Sultanate. The process has not fundamentally changed: a zinc-copper alloy is cast, grooves are carved by hand, pure silver wire is hammered into them, and the piece is polished with a paste made from soil found only in the vicinity of Bidar Fort — a soil high in ammonium chloride that oxidizes the alloy black while leaving the silver bright. The contrast is permanent.

This paper cutter is made in that tradition. It is functional — it cuts paper — and it is an object that contains 500 years of craft knowledge in its surface.

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## Tags indian, bidriware, silver-inlay, karnataka, paper-cutter, craft, 500-years, glowhood

object№877

categoryindian

makerBidar metalsmiths

listedMay 5, 2026

edition1 piece

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