Engraving
A deep ornament in the silver that you can read with a fingertip.
About Kubachi
Kubachi is a village in highland Dagestan where silver has been worked for more than a thousand years. The name is tied to the word for armourers: first they forged armour, then jewellery. Kubachi Buta continues that ornament in Baku.
Techniques
Niello
A dark compound in the cuts of the drawing — contrast that does not wipe away at once.
Filigree
Openwork of fine wire. The oval pendants in the catalogue are made this way.
Enamel
Coloured enamel with a floral pattern on earrings and rings.
History
10th–12th
Armourers
Kubachi masters forge weapons and armour.
18th
Ornament
Silver vessels and jewellery travel across the Caucasus.
20th
The craft
Kubachi silver becomes a recognisable mark.
Now
Baku
Kubachi Buta shows these pieces in Azerbaijan.