The art of decorating arms and weaponry is known as Koftgiri. An age-old craft is practised in Mewar district. Nowadays it can be seen in Jaipur and Udaipur. Koftgiri refers to the action of ‘beating’ the pattern into iron. It can be both an inlay and overlay art. It is the art of ornamenting surfaces by inlaying light metal on a dark one using gold or silver wires. This art is done by using tools like Gold and Silver Wires, Grinder, Chhaini, Pakkad, Tankla, Hakik Stone, etc.
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