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‖ tarkashi|tɑːˈkæʃiː|
Also tar-kashi.
[Hindi tār-kaśī, lit. ‘wire-drawing’.]
The Indian craft of inlaying wood with brass wire; the artefacts so produced.
1878G. C. M. Birdwood Handbk. Brit. Indian Section (Paris Universal Exhibition) 79 In Mynpuri work,..we find..wood inlaid with brass wire in various geometrical..patterns... At Mynpuri,..it goes by the name of tarkashi, or ‘wire work’; a word which suggests the possible etymology of the word tarsia. 1910E. R. Neave mainpuri: Gazetter 73 Mainpuri has long been noted for its beautiful wood work inlaid with brass wire, known as tarkashi (lit. wire-drawing). The best dark shisham is the only wood employed... There are about twenty artisans in the town engaged in the trade. 1979Inside-Outside (Bombay) June–July 51 That was 1963, which you could say was the year that tarkashi arrived—in its new incarnation. Ibid. 54 The raw material of tarkashi used to be brass sheet. |