Description
About the Craft: The lambadi tribal jewellery is made through a rigorous heating, melting and pressing process. Made from melted old coin metal, procured locally, these unique pieces are shaped and stamped in wax moulds. The metal is then cleansed in acid to bring out the natural colour of the metal to life. The different pieces are then brought together to create ethnic jewels including bangles, Necklaces, nose pins and rings, anklets and more.
About the Artisan: Mandan Aruna is a State Awardee in Banjara jewellery from Devarponda village in Telangana. Carrying her traditional legacy forward, Aruna has been working tirelessly making tribal jewellery since the last 40 years. She excels in her craft that uses gillette mixed with copper, finished in a fine silver coating. Presently Aruna supervises a cluster of 250 hand embroidery craftspeople and 250 jewellery artisans in her village and runs her own enterprise by the name of Aruna Tribal jewellery.