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اخروٹ نقاشی · Walnut Wood Carving

Mohammad Yaqoob Mir

3rd Generation · Walnut Wood Carving · Kreeri, Baramulla

1940+ · 3 gens

Three of his ceiling panels stand in heritage havelis in Srinagar's old city.

MM
Sanad Verified ✓
Pieces signed
64
Disputes
0
Workshop slots
3 open
Lineage est.
1940

The hand still remembers

What Only Mohammad Knows

Captured from his Vault — knowledge that exists nowhere else.

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Click a node — 4 techniques captured

Currently viewing · Century-Walnut Selection

His work

Pieces by Mohammad

Every piece signed, signed pieces verifiable on the Sanad.

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Book Time With Mohammad

3 open slots in the next month.

2–3 hours

Heritage Walk

Rs. 2,500per person

Visit the master's workshop and three nearby craft clusters with a Sanad-verified guide.

Max 8 participants

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4 hours

Half-Day Workshop

Rs. 6,000per person

Learn one foundational technique hands-on. Take home your attempt + a Hunarmand certificate.

Max 6 participants

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3 days

Multi-Day Masterclass

Rs. 45,000per person

Advanced technique taught directly by the master. Limited to 2 participants.

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The preserved knowledge

Preserved in the Vault

This is Mohammad's Craft DNA — knowledge captured for researchers, apprentices, and future generations.

Lineage

Family · place · year

  • Started by his father in 1940; took over after father retired in 2002.
  • His Kreeri workshop is on the road to Sopore.

Technique Walkthrough

How the work is made

  • Panels are sized to the room before cutting, not after.
  • The grain is aligned to the room's longest wall.

Decision Knowledge

When to start, when to stop

  • A panel is never delivered without on-site adjustment.
  • Walnut oil is applied at the install, not in the workshop.

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Where the materials begin

  • Walnut planks from a Baramulla mill.
  • Brass fittings from a Habba Kadal smith.

The thread, generation by generation

The Mir Lineage

3 generations on the same craft, since 1940.

  1. AM

    Abdul Rahim Mir

    ca. 1940s

    Generation 1

  2. MM

    Mohammad Sultan Mir

    ca. 1970s

    Generation 2

  3. MM

    Mohammad Yaqoob Mir

    current — present

    Generation 3