Champlevé,
Recesses in the form of patterns or designs are carved or etched into the metal and the enamel is wet packed into these areas.
Recesses in the form of patterns or designs are carved or etched into the metal and the enamel is wet packed into these areas.
Chandarvo,
A large, usually square, embroidered, appliquéd or block-printed cloth used as a canopy at marriages and other ceremonies in Gujarat and western Rajasthan.
A large, usually square, embroidered, appliquéd or block-printed cloth used as a canopy at marriages and other ceremonies in Gujarat and western Rajasthan.
Changing the shed,
Lifting the foot and placing it on a different treadle to cause a different shed to be formed.
Lifting the foot and placing it on a different treadle to cause a different shed to be formed.
Chaplets,
Small pegs, wires, or other materials used to hold a hollow lost wax casting in position in the mould by securing the investment or casting core to the mould so that it will not move when the wax is melted out.
Small pegs, wires, or other materials used to hold a hollow lost wax casting in position in the mould by securing the investment or casting core to the mould so that it will not move when the wax is melted out.
Charakku,
Cauldron for cooking payasam, a ritual meal. Made by the cire-perdue method of metal casting by the Moosaris of Kerala.
Cauldron for cooking payasam, a ritual meal. Made by the cire-perdue method of metal casting by the Moosaris of Kerala.
Charakku,
The Moosari community of traditional metal casters of the Kammalan caste in Kerala have perfected the complex technique of casting large cauldrons in one single piece, using the lost-wax process. The charakku and the uruli are the two important vessels made by the Musaris. So arduous is the process of preparing the clay mould, the wax replica and the final casting, that elaborate ritual prescriptions are observed by the Musaris for a faultless casting. The preferred metal for casting is bronze.
The stark simplicity of the charakku with its smooth spatial contours lends a resolute solemnity to its size and utility as a ritual cooking vessel for payassam.
The Moosari community of traditional metal casters of the Kammalan caste in Kerala have perfected the complex technique of casting large cauldrons in one single piece, using the lost-wax process. The charakku and the uruli are the two important vessels made by the Musaris. So arduous is the process of preparing the clay mould, the wax replica and the final casting, that elaborate ritual prescriptions are observed by the Musaris for a faultless casting. The preferred metal for casting is bronze.
The stark simplicity of the charakku with its smooth spatial contours lends a resolute solemnity to its size and utility as a ritual cooking vessel for payassam.
Charcoal,
Wood heated with a limited air supply, so that part of the wood is converted to pure carbon, driving off the water and other volatile components. It is possible to achieve higher furnace temperatures using charcoal than wood. Early English texts tend to call charcoal coal (cole), and what is now termed coal was described as either mineral coal, or sea coal.
Wood heated with a limited air supply, so that part of the wood is converted to pure carbon, driving off the water and other volatile components. It is possible to achieve higher furnace temperatures using charcoal than wood. Early English texts tend to call charcoal coal (cole), and what is now termed coal was described as either mineral coal, or sea coal.
Chase/Chasing,
A method of producing a design on metal surface by hammering the metal using a punches or chasing tool designed for the purpose. The metal is supported by a stake Unlike engraving, metal is distorted to produce the design, not removed. Related terms - Engraving, Repoussé.
A method of producing a design on metal surface by hammering the metal using a punches or chasing tool designed for the purpose. The metal is supported by a stake Unlike engraving, metal is distorted to produce the design, not removed. Related terms - Engraving, Repoussé.