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A box lid covered in khatam work: a field of tiny triangles in brass, bone, ebony, rosewood and green bone forming a regular pattern of six-pointed stars, framed by borders of toothed brass strips. A magnified circle shows one bundle in section.
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Khatamkari

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What you seeA box lid covered in khatam work: a field of tiny triangles in brass, bone, ebony, rosewood and green bone forming a regular pattern of six-pointed stars, framed by borders of toothed brass strips. A magnified circle shows one bundle in section.

What it meansIn khatamkari, thin triangular rods of wood, bone and metal are glued together in bundles whose cross-section forms a star. The bundles are sliced into thin sheets and laid as veneer, a craft especially associated with Shiraz and Isfahan.

Where it worksA jewel-like plate for a study, a hallway or a dark wall.

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