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. In Koftgiri, traditional motifs are made by inlaying a lot of lines and curves with gold or silver wires. Primarily these two metals are preferred due to their quality of flexibility. The entire design is created mainly by wire.
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