Camel lamps are a small piece of desert crafted from dried camel skin in deserts of Cholistan and Multan and then painted over to create a unique craft not found anywhere else in the world. Light pierces through the porous camel skin to create shadows of the desert night.

Malik Abdul Rehman Naqash's family has been involved in the art of “Naqashi” for nine centuries. His grandfather, Ustad Abdullah Naqash, made first camel skin lamp in 1910 and clayman Ustad Hayat Muhammad made first mould of the lamp that gave a new life and spirit to the camel skin art as well as Naqashi.

The creation of Camel Skin Lamps is a workmanship that has been polished in Multan for right around a thousand years! Camel skin lights Made in Multan are eminent worldwide for the many-sided handwork done on them by talented craftsmen.

Originating in the Pakistani city of Multan, the lamps are made from the skin of sacrificial camels, which go through the processes of cleaning, drying, modeling and then painting before they are crafted into lamps.

AnsweIt is pretty easy to clean camel skin lamps.
Just use a dry microfiber cloth and dust it off on regular basis and use a damp cloth occasionally to give a shine.

Excessive use of cleaning detergents or chemicals might damage the surface of the lamp.r