Silver is a soft white lustrous transition metal that has cultural importance in India. It is one of the most auspicious metals. The process of making silver filigree involves using thick silver wires to form a frame, annealing the frame with heat, and then carefully manipulating and filling the frame with silver wire designs using pliers and cutters. It is a masterpiece of craftsmanship.

1. PRESENTED BY :
MONISHA PATTNAIK

2. •A SOFT WHITE LUSTUROUS
TRANSITION METAL.
•IT HAS ITS IMPORTANCE IN
INDIAN CULTURAL HISTORY.
•ONE OF THE MOST AUSPICIOUS
METAL

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•THICK SILVER WIRES ARE USED TO MAKE THE FRAME
INTO WHICH SMALL DESIGN PIECES (SIKKO) ARE FITTED.

4. •THE FRAME IS ANNEALED USING HEAT FROM A BLOW
TORCH TO ADD STRENGTH TO THE STRUCTURE.

5. •IMMEDIATE COOLING ENSURES THE CONSOLIDATION AND
STRENGTH OF THE STRUCTURE.

6. •A MACHINE IS USED TO IMPART A ZIGZAG APPEARANCE
TO THE STRAIGHT SILVER WIRE.

7. •THE WIRE IS MANIPULATED IN THE FRAME TO DEPICT THE
DESIGNS.

8. •THE WIRE IS FILLED INSIDE THE FRAME ONE CURVE AT A
TIME.

9. •PLIERS AND CUTTERS ARE USED TO FIX THE WIRES
INSIDE THE FRAME. ONCE AN AREA IS FILLED WITH THE
WIRE, IT IS CUT AND THE NEXT AREA IS TAKEN UP

10. •A TWEEZER IS USED TO MANIPULATE IT AROUND THE
CURVE.

11. •AFTER THE WIRE IS FIXED, IT IS BEATEN IN TO THE
STRUCTURE TO FIT COMPACTLY.

12. •THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS ARE CRAFTED
INDIVIDUALLY AND PLACED TOGETHER, A MASTERPIECE
OF THE FILIGREE CRAFT.

13. INFERENCE :
3.LACK OF MACHINERY TO MAKE THE PROCESS FAST.
5.LESS AVAILABLTY OF CRATSMEN .
REFERENCES
10.C:Userswin7DesktopD'source Resources - Gallery Content - SILVER
FILIGREE WORK (ORISSA).html
12.http://www.forumforhinduawakening.org/articles/id/understanding/glory-hindu-dharm
14.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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