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A photograph of an outdoor metalworking or casting workspace on bare, ash-dusted ground beside a brick wall. In the foreground, a dark metal pot sits on a small fire with a lump of material inside it. Nearby, a round tray holds wood shavings and a blue cloth lies beside black charcoal pieces spread on a white sack. A small metal cup, a crumpled newspaper and scattered ash, pebbles and rubble fill the scene. No people are visible.

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July 01 20152015-07-01A dark iron pan with two loop handles sits on dry, straw-strewn ground with small stones. Its interior holds a glossy black molten-looking metal, cooling and pooled unevenly. The setting suggests an open-air metal casting work site. No people are visible in the frame.2006-12-10July 01 20152015-07-01January 16 20122012-01-16Close-up photograph of a smouldering fire pit during a homa. Bright orange flames lick up from charred wood sticks and grey ash, with small pale offerings, rounded pieces and scattered reddish items on the ash around the fire. A blackened log lies diagonally across the lower right, and white smoke rises from the embers. No people are visible in the frame.2010-09-05Overhead view of a metal casting workspace on a bare concrete floor. A small dark bronze-coloured cast figure of a seated animal, possibly a cow or bull, rests on a grey slab. Beside it is a black clay crucible-style furnace filled with charcoal and ash, with iron tongs lying across the slab. A shallow metal pan with dark residue sits on the floor, a blue plastic drum stands at the top edge, and a pale cloth and a purple woven mat lie at the left. No people are visible.2006-12-10July 01 20152015-07-01July 01 20152015-07-01June 11 20142014-06-11August 31 20172017-08-31A close overhead photograph of a metal casting furnace built from rough stone and brick blocks set into a dusty ground. Glowing orange coals fill the opening, and a ring-shaped metal crucible or mould sits among the embers. A long iron tongs or rod reaches in from the left to handle it, with a ladle or tool at the right edge. No people are visible.2007-08-27A photograph of a ground-level cluster of old household items set against a weathered yellow-beige wall with green weeds growing at its base. In the foreground sit a large dark, cracked clay pot with a wide mouth, a stack of thin terracotta dishes with a tall hollow terracotta stand rising from them, several tall narrow terracotta chimney-like pieces, a blue plastic bucket with a handle, a dented black metal bucket and a dark metal basin. A small white ceramic cup and a bundle of dry twigs lie on the dirt, with a stack of flat round wooden or cardboard discs at the upper right. No people are visible.