خاتم بندی · Khatamband Woodwork
Bashir Ahmad Wani
5th Generation · Khatamband Woodwork · Old City, Srinagar
“Last living master of the 8-pointed Mughal Khatamband star — last set in 1890 before him.”
- Pieces signed
- 92
- Disputes
- 0
- Workshop slots
- 3 open
- Lineage est.
- 1860
The hand still remembers
What Only Bashir Knows
Captured from his Vault — knowledge that exists nowhere else.
Click a node — 4 techniques captured
Currently viewing · 8-Pointed Mughal Star
His work
Pieces by Bashir
Every piece signed, signed pieces verifiable on the Sanad.
Sit beside him
Book Time With Bashir
3 open slots in the next month.
Heritage Walk
Rs. 2,500per person
Visit the master's workshop and three nearby craft clusters with a Sanad-verified guide.
Max 8 participants
Half-Day Workshop
Rs. 6,000per person
Learn one foundational technique hands-on. Take home your attempt + a Hunarmand certificate.
Max 6 participants
Multi-Day Masterclass
Rs. 45,000per person
Advanced technique taught directly by the master. Limited to 2 participants.
Max 2 participants
The preserved knowledge
Preserved in the Vault
This is Bashir's Craft DNA — knowledge captured for researchers, apprentices, and future generations.
Lineage
- Wani family — five generations on the same Old City lane.
- His grandfather set the original 8-pointed star in 1890; Bashir reconstructed it in 2014.
Technique Walkthrough
- 8-pointed star is built outward from a central single block.
- The pattern is held in memory; no drawing exists.
Decision Knowledge
- A new ceiling cannot be commissioned without site visit first.
- Pieces are never sold to museums abroad — only to Kashmiri spaces.
Supplier Graph
- Walnut from a Habba Kadal yard.
- Deodar from a Kashtwar mill.
The thread, generation by generation
The Wani Lineage
5 generations on the same craft, since 1860.
- AW
Abdul Rahim Wani
ca. 1860s
Generation 1
- MW
Mohammad Sultan Wani
ca. 1890s
Generation 2
- AW
Abdul Ghaffar Wani
ca. 1920s
Generation 3
- AW
Ali Mohammad Wani
ca. 1950s
Generation 4
- BW
Bashir Ahmad Wani
current — present
Generation 5