The Dholak
The maker's mark
A solid-brass evening bag shaped like a drum, its surface hand-embossed with floral patterns and its body rolled by hand into a perfect cylinder. Side tassels nod to a drum's tuning ropes and sway as you walk. Carry it by the rigid handle or on its detachable chain.
Specification
- Materials
- Solid brass, soft antique-gold finish
- Dimensions
- 7"L × 3.5" diameter
- Capacity
- Lipstick, cardholder, keys, and a compact. The cylindrical shape does not fit a phone.
- Detail
- Side tassels; floral embossed surface
- Handle
- Rigid brass top handle
- Chain
- Gold-tone, 20" drop, detachable
- Closure
- Hinge opening with vintage pin-latch
- Technique
- Surface embossed by hand; a single brass sheet rolled into a cylinder
- Weight
- 6.5 oz
- Origin
- Handmade in India
- Production
- Small batch
Dispatched within 1 to 2 business days by FedEx Ground, arriving in 2 to 7 days across the U.S. Your tracking follows the moment it leaves us. Should it ever need to come home, you have 30 days from delivery.
What does it fit?
Evening essentials, lipstick, cardholder, keys, and a compact. The sculptural cylindrical shape means a phone does not fit.
Can I wear it on the shoulder, or only by the handle?
Both. Carry it by the rigid brass top handle, or attach the detachable gold chain for hands-free shoulder wear.
What are the tassels on the sides?
They nod to the tuning ropes of a real drum, adding movement as you walk. They are hand-finished; store the bag in the Gullye dust bag to keep them from tangling.
The story
Master Artisan Vereen rolls a single sheet of brass into a perfect cylinder, hammering it round without cracking or denting the floral pattern embossed across it. It is one of the harder forms to get right in the workshop, and it takes twenty-two days. The side tassels are a nod to a drum's tuning ropes, and they catch the same movement as you walk.
A drum keeps a rhythm. So, in its way, does this.
Life has a rhythm. Carry it with you.
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What is Gullye
Gullye finds its soul in the forgotten lanes, where quiet hands shape beauty that the world often overlooks. We bring these stories forward not as relics of the past, but as living treasures meant to be cherished.
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Heirloom objects from the workshops of South Asia, made in editions, never in factories.
The Dholak
A solid-brass evening bag shaped like a drum, its surface hand-embossed with floral patterns and its body rolled by hand into a perfect cylinder. Side tassels nod to a drum's tuning ropes and sway as you walk. Carry it by the rigid handle or on its detachable chain.
Gullye makes sculptural pieces by hand, in small editions, with master artisans in Jaipur. Once an edition sells out, it is retired.
The specification
This piece is solid brass and the antique finish is meant to age well. To clean, wipe with a soft dry cloth. Avoid liquid cleaners, which can collect in the crevices of the embossing. Store in the Gullye dust bag.
In confidence
This bag is shaped like a drum, and like a drum it is built around a difficult curve.
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