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December 12 2016

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Two men work seated at wooden benches in a workshop with yellow-painted walls, a fan and cylinder tanks behind them. The man on the left wears a white checked shirt and dark sarong and holds a tool over a small piece of work. The man in the centre wears a lilac checked shirt and dark cloth and bends over a small object with a tool. On the bench sit small brass-coloured pieces, a round medallion, a blue bowl and a wooden block. Plastic bags, a wall shelf and a bucket fill the background.2016-12-12Two men sit on the floor against a whitewashed breeze-block wall, working on a craft piece. The man in front wears a white vest and white dhoti, bent over a flat metal tray, carefully setting small cream-coloured pieces into a raised pattern with a fine pointed tool. Behind him, a second man in a white vest and grey trousers, wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red thread on his wrist, works on a similar tray. A wooden block sits in front of them with loose small pieces scattered on it, and a metal tray of more pieces lies at left.2013-11-29November 29 20132013-11-29June 25 20132013-06-25December 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesTwo men sit on a street-side step hammering and chiselling small copper-coloured temple vessels set on stone or clay supports. The man on the left wears a white sleeveless vest and a blue-and-white checked lungi and holds a chisel to a rounded vessel. The man on the right wears a grey short-sleeved shirt and a checked lungi and works on a vessel resting on a dark clay block. Scattered metal tools lie on the pavement. Behind them a green sign reads Temple Metal, and a sack and a dark doorway are visible. Hands and tools are central in this craftsmanship scene.December 13 20092009-12-13June 26 20132013-06-26July 11 20132013-07-11November 29 20132013-11-29Two young men work on a stone carving in a cramped workshop with a tiled wall and a turquoise cabinet behind them. The man on the right, shirtless and wearing a blue checked lungi, holds a hammer and chisel against a white stone block resting on a wooden board. The man on the left, in a blue sleeveless top and orange-peach dhoti with a red wrist thread, leans forward bent over the same work with a small tool. Chisels lie scattered on the floor and cloth sacks are piled behind them.2013-06-27Two men sit on the ground in a corrugated-metal shed working on a stone sculpture. The man on the left wears a green sleeveless vest, orange cloth wrapped at the waist and a thin cord around his neck, and grips a reddish-brown carved piece resting on a wooden block. The man on the right wears a white t-shirt and white dhoti with a green border, and holds the work with his hands. Around them lie chisels, hammers, pieces of pale stone, sand and a red hand-cranked grinder. A cloth hangs on the back wall and a metal basin sits in the corner.2013-07-11