Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
October 22 2011

More like this

Open the gallery
October 22 20112011-10-22October 22 20112011-10-22Close-up photograph of two craftsmen's hands working on a sheet of polished copper with hand tools. One worker on the left wears a thin gold bangle and holds a small tool against the copper; a second worker on the right works on an embossed, ornamented copper panel with a chisel-like tool. Light brown brick paving is visible behind, with scattered metal filings on the ground. No identifiable a person figure or ceremonial setting is visible; the scene shows metalwork, a craft process.2011-10-22Close photograph of two craftsmen working on a copper-sheathed box or casket on a tiled floor. One man in the foreground, wearing a dark lungi-style garment and a bangle, holds a metal hammer or chisel and works on the copper surface, which is embossed with floral and scrollwork patterns. A second hand at upper left holds a tool and strikes the metal. Several small metal tools lie on the floor beside the piece. The copper has a warm pinkish sheen. No ritual, deity or a person appearance is visible in the frame.2011-10-22July 25 20072007-07-25A photograph of two men seated on a concrete floor in a cluttered workshop, working on a copper object. The man on the right wears a black t-shirt, a blue-checked lungi, a beaded necklace and a wristwatch, and hammers the rim of a copper vessel resting on a cushion. The man on the left, in a white vest and blue-checked lungi, bends over the work and taps with a small hammer. Behind them are stacked jute sacks, plywood sheets, a wooden chair and a white door. Only the two workers are visible.2006-12-10September 03 20092009-09-03Two men sit barefoot on bare ground working on a metal sculpture. The man on the left wears a white shirt and light blue jeans and uses a chisel-like tool on the metal. The man on the right wears a teal-grey shirt, a mustard-yellow dhoti with yellow border, and a red thread on his wrist, holding a hammer. Behind them sit sacks, copper-coloured pots and other tools on the dusty ground. No deity form is clearly identifiable from this view.2009-12-13Close photo of a seated man's hands working on a reddish clay pot or vessel resting on a flat stone surface, with a wooden tool or hammer above and a stone block beside him. He wears white cloth with gold trim and a rudraksha mala, and a small round pendant with a portrait hangs on his chest. Only his hands, legs and upper body are visible, and his face is not shown.2009-12-19September 06 20092009-09-06Close-up photograph of a craftsman's hands chasing a decorative relief design into a copper-coloured metal plate resting on a cloth-covered surface. He is seated, wearing a dark dhoti with a gold-yellow border, and holds a hammer and chisel-like tools against the embossed floral and scrollwork pattern. No face is visible. The workshop setting shows metalwork being shaped by hand.2011-10-22December 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copies