Banjara Jewellery Making
Each jewellery has their own style and pattern of making the jewellery. Generally more usage of silver is generally preferred as the jewellery / ornament to deck themselves in the olden days, as presently they are using the same ideology with various techniques and styles in making of the ornaments to decorate themselves.
Silver is most commonly found in the form of sulphide or chloride mixed with other metals such as lead, zinc or copper. An expertise can change it to its essential to reduce it to its metallic state. Silver frequently occurs in small quantities together with lead as argentiferous galena.
Lambani’s do not follow any particular pattern but makes the amulet/necklace with the sources available with them in the pattern of designs pleasing to themselves. Though it is one of the unique patterns that follow its typical style of jewellery making. Some of the styles are mentioned below.
Similar coloured threads of equal size are arranged together evenly and held tightly at one end. From one side at the required distances it is tied tightly at equal distance to each other. Two or three tied threads are placed together to which the contrast colour threads are tied to obtain a beautiful pattern of design. To this on both the ends the threads are tied with silver decorative pieces or fully attached with attractive silver chains with mango, triangle and flower patterns.
Needle is nailed to the wooden surface on which the threads are spread in opposite manner and plaited, knotted till the end portion to keep the threads held together. This further attached with thinner plaited threads and over hand knot to adjust the length of the chain when placed on the neck. Some of the products made are as follows. Necklaces, Earrings, bracelets, beads, amulet, stamp seals, head ornaments, toe rings, earrings.
