Kansa Tumbler

Name: Kansa Tumbler
Brand: Vaarsa London
Price: 31.0 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

Kansa Tumbler

£31.00 GBP

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Size Single Set of 2

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Handmade in the Indian subcontinent
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Weighted in the hand, warm in colour, the kind of cup you reach for without thinking. It is made from pure Kansa. Kansa is a Ayurvedic bronze, a copper and tin alloy, worked by hand for generations. Choose a single tumbler, or a pair for the two of you.

Fill it at night. Drink it at dawn. Water kept in Kansa overnight is one of the oldest morning rituals in Ayurveda (Tamra Jal) and this tumbler is perfect for it. It has other lives too. Warmed with oil, it serves for Abhyanga, the Ayurvedic self-massage, holding the oil at temperature on its own or alongside the Kansa Wand. It works just as well as a dessert bowl or a beverage mug for hosting and everyday.

Size and material

Approx. 6cm x 7.5cm diameter
Weight: 330 gms
Capacity: 130 ml each
Includes a set of 2 tumblers
Handcrafted - slight variation in finish is natural.

Care

Kansa has been used for centuries as tableware and is known for its health benefits. Your Kansa tableware is 100% food-safe. To maintain your Kansa, hand wash only using mild soap and soft sponge and Pitambari powder (metal polish) diluted with water for deep clean. Wipe dry immediately or else water residues will leave stains. Do not use abrasive cleaning pads or steel scrubbers on your Kansa tableware.

The maker

Kansa is bell metal, a bronze of 78% copper and 22% tin. Hold to that ratio and it rings true as Kansa. Stray from it and it is only bronze, which is why the proportion is the whole point of the metal.

Each tumbler is cast in Maharashtra and hand-tempered, then turned and polished until the surface is even and warm in colour. It is worked entirely by hand, so every piece carries small differences, and it takes on a deeper tone the more it is used.