nicojournal | INSTAGRAM | MAR 21

Stroll through the city of Jaipur and you'll notice wooden palace doors, thrones, howdahs, and horse or camel saddles all inlaid with fine wires that gleam as they catch the light. Crafted a few hundred years ago, this technique, of inlaying fine flattened wire into grooves that are hand-etched in Sheesham wood, is called Tārkashi.