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Close photo of a craftsman's hands engraving a reddish-brown metal vessel with a chisel and mallet. The rounded bowl has a raised band and embossed bosses, and fluted petal-like grooves are being incised on its upper shoulder. The worker wears a red thread bracelet and a white and green cloth at the lap. Only hands and forearms are visible, and there is no a person candidate in the frame. Background is a grey floor.

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A close photograph of a worker's hand shaping a large polished copper vessel with a rounded, ribbed body resting on a cloth-covered surface. The hand, wearing a silver ring, holds a flat dark tool pressed against the metal near the rim. The worker wears a blue and grey checked garment, and dark clay or casting material sits at the edge of the vessel. A printed photograph is visible at the top of the frame. The scene suggests metal casting or finishing work at a sacred arts workshop.2006-12-10September 05 20062006-09-05 +1 copiesA man in a plaid short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti crouches on a concrete floor, using a fine pen-like tool to draw lines on a reddish-clay mould or pot with a bulbous base and petal-like relief bands. Scattered iron rods lie on the floor to the left, a sack and a white cloth sit nearby, and two small printed photos of a gold-coloured metal figure lie on the cloth as reference. Clamps or tongs rest at the lower right. A small logo appears at the upper left corner.2006-12-10A close photograph of metalwork in progress: a worker's hand holding a small tool with a wooden handle against the rim of a large, polished copper-coloured bulbous pot resting on a sack or cloth on a concrete floor. The worker wears a wristwatch with a brown strap and a silver ring, and a blue-and-black checked shirt is visible at the left. Another hand holds a hammer at the upper left, and a few printed photographs lie on the floor behind the pot.2006-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a craftsman seated on a concrete floor working on a reddish-copper metal vessel with a chisel. The man wears a checked orange-and-white cloth and a white dhoti with green borders, and his bare feet are visible at left. The rounded vessel has a lotus-petal pattern around its shoulder and embossed panels, including a seated deity figure and crescent-moon motifs. The vessel rests on a wooden block on the floor. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2006-12-10November 20 20092009-11-20July 20 20092009-07-20A close photograph of an artisan's hand and forearm, bare-armed in a checked shirt, using a thin metal tool to chisel or engrave a rounded pinkish-copper vessel set on a pale wooden base. The vessel bears raised relief figures and a crescent-shaped motif. A white cloth lies at left on a concrete floor. No person's face is visible and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2006-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of metalwork on bare ground. A worker in a white-and-blue checked shirt and a red-and-brown lungi holds a curved, partly shaped copper sheet steady with both hands, while a second worker in a white cloth swings a wooden-handled hammer to shape it. Another worker in a red-and-white patterned lungi sits nearby. A flat metal plate or mould lies on the dirt behind them, and a wooden board rests under the sheet. The copper shows orange, grey and blue oxidation marks.2006-12-10 +1 copiesJuly 20 20092009-07-20September 19 20062006-09-19September 22 20092009-09-22