Thewa Art

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Recently, the Prime Minister of India presented Thewa motif cufflinks to the Slovak President in his recent visit to Slovakia. 

About Thewa Art

• It is a unique form of jewelry making that is completely handcrafted.
• It is an intricate and elegant form of jewelry-making that involves fusing gold onto colored glass to create intricate designs and patterns.
• It was evolved in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan,
• It is a 400- year-old art work that was first crafted by Nathu Lal Sonewal in the 18th century. 
• The word Thewa is derived from the local dialect of the region and means ‘setting’. 
• The Thewa Art work received its Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2014.

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Process of Thewa Art  Work

• The core uniqueness of Thewa lies in its secret thermal bonding process; hand-carved 23-carat gold foil is permanently fused onto a base of multi-colored glass without using any glue, solder, or synthetic pasting materials.
  • This gold sheet, called “Thewa Ki Patti” is fixed to a lac-resin compound spread on a board by slightly warming the lac and then pressing the gold sheet onto it.
  • An open work pattern is pierced through these gold sheets placed on the lac-resin covered board by knocking off the portions which ultimately creates the intricate design.
• Themes: Major themes used in creation of designs may include scenes from royal life, hunting scenes with elephants, deer and lions, images from mythology, peacocks, flowers or scenes from royal weddings.

Source: DD News