BONE OR MOTHER OF PEARL INLAY FURNITURE

The Bone Inlay or mother of pearl inlay Furniture range by pearl handicrafts ( export- shrinath handicarsfts) designed with moderns style and technique but with Indian old traditions and traditional touch to create a range of furniture that is functional, stylish and long lasting. Craftsmen from Rajasthan delicately shape fragments of Camel bone into beautiful floral patterns to be set into resins of different colors to create a visually stunning effect. (No Camels are harmed but die of natural causes.) The same technique is also employed with Mother of Pearl to create a similar result with an iridescent quality.
How we make this furniture: First we make the wooden model with compressed wood and soild woods like mango or acasia. The painter makes a sketch with pen for the design over that wooden model. Small pieces of bone or mother of pearl after wash from acids and other chemical to make them clear and infection free. After that the artisans prepare them for making the design by cutting and sanding with hand as per the design. Mostly we have floral design of flowers and leaves. That resigns looks like the colored background for the furniture. A hard and long process. At us, the skill is passed over from generation to generation and some of the exquisite pieces of inlay bone furniture have come out from us.