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Tarakasi silver filigree

Also known as ତାରକସି

Tarakasi silver filigree: photograph by ଆଶୁତୋଷ କର
Photo: ଆଶୁତୋଷ କର, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Twist thin silver wire into curls and fix them into a frame to complete flower and leaf designs.

Heritage note

A tradition shared by communities in many places.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin.

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