THE KUPPI, KHUPI, KUPPAThe Kuppi, also known as the Khupi, and Kuppa, is a handmade bulbous leather bottle used to contain oil. Traditionally made of camel skin, the Kuppi has history alongside the manufacturing of Traditional Indian Attars. Used to age the sandalwood infused perfumes, the Kuppi contains oil while allowing a slow evaporation of water leftover from distillation. Oils can also…
Coming through Arabia, the pomander word derives from the French pomme d’amber (apple of amber referring to the shape and use of ambergris). The pomander could be a humble scented resinous wax solid formed into a ball, a bejeweled gold or silver sphere pierced with holes containing a solid perfume substance, or a sphere with compartments, each holding a specific aromatic material.Pomanders we…
