Bengal Patua Handpainted Stainless Steel Masala Box (8 x 8 in)

The Rigveda uses the Sanskrit term Aayas(अयस) which means metal among other things like iron, steel, gold, agar wood. Aayas by iTokri, is starting with a folk painted stainless steel collection of homeware to celebrate a more than 5000 year old metalworking tradition of the Indian subcontinent with metallurgical mysteries like the non rusting Ashoka Iron pillar. There are hundreds of traditional artisan communities that till date make everything from farming tools to cooking utensils, from brass ritual and decorative objects to bronze casted bells and icons, from copper vessels to mixed metal with glassware lamps, from ceramic tableware to luxurious exotic metal inlay objects. We at iTokri are starting a new section and brand called Aayas where as our logo shows ,the centuries of our melted creativity and imagination pouring out our handmade skills with heart , our contemporary genius in working with all kinds of metals , glassware and ceramics. All use fire to be formed into beauty and function. We at iTokri are fired with passion to share the limitless innovation and processes of the Indian artisan communities with all of our loved customers.