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Overhead view of a craftsman hand-chasing a decorative silver repoussé panel with a metal tool. The sheet is laid on a dark bed of pitch or clay, held by iron bars, and shows raised scrollwork and floral curls. A man in a light cloth and a silver ring works the metal; his bare feet and a patterned wrap are visible at the top. No a person appearance is shown, so no candidate is identified.

Close-up photo of an artisan's hands chasing a silver repoussé panel with a wooden-handled metal tool. The silver piece has raised scrolling foliage and bead-rimmed borders catching light. The hand is dark-skinned and the background is dark wood and cloth. No a person visible.

Close-up photo of an artisan's hands working on a large embossed brass sheet. The worker wears a blue patterned cloth and grips a hammer and chisel, striking a punch against ornate repoussé floral and bead-border motifs. Several steel tools lie scattered on the golden metal, with a reddish-brown leather or wood surface at the left edge. No person's face is visible.

A craftsman in a light blue checked shirt kneels on a dirt floor, hammering and chiselling a copper repoussé panel with ornate scrolling leaf and floral patterns. A red thread is tied on his wrist, and a line of gold-coloured inlay runs along the panel. Hammers and a wooden block lie nearby, and bare feet are visible at the left edge. Ritual metalwork is being prepared in a workshop setting, with no a person candidate visible.

A craftsman crouches barefoot on a dirt floor outside an orange-washed building, working on a metal relief panel. He wears a blue and red striped shirt, white dhoti with green-edged border, a wristwatch and a ring. He holds chisels and punches against a sheet of embossed silver-toned metal with floral scrollwork, set on a dark wooden bench-like base. A yellow-collared gas cylinder with a hose stands at left, along with scattered tools and planks.

September 22 2009

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Close photograph of a craftsman hammering a golden-yellow metal plate with a wooden-handled hammer and a chisel-like punch. The plate shows embossed concentric rings and scroll-like patterns. Only the lower arms, hands and bare feet of one worker are visible, wearing a blue-and-white checked cloth. Reddish earth lies at the edge of the frame.

Two men in white dhoti and shirt sit on the floor of a workshop carving and hammering metal panels for a temple. The man in front works with a chisel on a copper-coloured plate resting on a wooden block, while the man behind uses a small hammer on a gilded ornamental piece. Around them lie a curved gilded decorative frame, a wooden block, metal tools and scattered metal shavings, with a concrete block wall and a carved wooden table behind.

A craftsman in a light blue checked shirt kneels on a dirt floor, working on a copper sheet with embossed scrollwork and floral leaf patterns. Only his hand, forearm and a metal tool are visible, and the sheet is set on a rough, dusty surface with scraps and small fragments scattered around. A bare foot of another person is visible at the far left edge. The photo shows metalwork in progress, with a visible seam or join along the copper piece.

Close-up photograph of a pair of hands, one holding a thin metal tool with tweezers-like tips, carefully placing small hollow tubular metal pieces onto a polished silver or metallic tray. Rows of cylindrical beads or ring-like components lie in arcs across the reflective surface, with a curved engraved outline visible on the tray. The worker's sleeve in white fabric is visible at the top left. No deity, person of note, or ritual setting is shown; the scene appears to be a craft or metalwork process.

June 26 2013

Close-up photograph of an artisan's hand working a copper sheet with a long, narrow chisel-like tool. The copper plate is embossed with raised relief figures, including curved scrollwork and rounded forms, and two additional tools rest on the surface. Only a hand and part of a leg in a dark garment are visible, indicating a single craftsperson at work on repoussé metalwork.