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A close photograph of a metalworker seated on the floor, hammering and chiselling a copper sheet. The copper piece, a round radially ridged dish, rests on a dark dusty mat or sand bed, and the worker holds a chisel in his right hand while the left hand guides a wooden-handled hammer. He wears a gold-toned wristwatch and a blue checked lungi, with a yellow-edged cloth draped over his shoulder. A small highlighter-green pen and a colourful children's book lie at the lower right. Only the hands, arms and legs of the worker are visible, so he is a partially visible person.

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A photograph of a craftsman's hands working on a copper plate placed on a dark rubber-like work surface. One hand holds a black marker with a green tip and traces a line along the plate's rim, while a hammer with a wooden handle lies at the lower left. The round copper piece has radiating ridges and a raised central boss, with a partly marked outline. At the upper right, a sheet of paper with printed lines and a small drawing rests beside a hand. Only partial arms and hands are visible, so the person count is limited to those fragments. No a person candidate is visible.2006-12-10December 10 20062006-12-10December 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesA young man in a black t-shirt and blue checked lungi sits on the floor hammering a copper vessel held on a sack-cloth cushion. He grips a wooden-handled hammer with one hand while steadying the rounded copper pot with the other, working on a metal casting or shaping task. Bare feet rest on a concrete floor, with burlap sacks and a folded white cloth at the left edge and a pair of tongs or pliers nearby. Small printed photographs lie on the floor behind the pot.2006-12-10December 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesClose photo of metalwork in progress: two hands of a craftsman, one holding a small wooden-handled hammer and striking a curved copper piece resting on a wooden block. Light checked plaid shorts are visible at the top. Beside the copper sheet are wooden clamping pieces with nails. The copper shows a reddish-orange patina. This is shop work on a copper form, part of the sacred arts crafts documented at the a person Sacred Arts University workshop.2006-12-10December 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesOctober 22 20112011-10-22A close photograph of a craftsman hand-working a copper vessel. He sits on the ground wearing a white dhoti and a white garment, with a thin silver bangle on his wrist, and holds a thin chisel or punch against the rounded rim of a copper bowl set on a wooden block. Iron tools lie on the wooden surface and beside it, including a flat chisel in the foreground and a hammer at the right edge. The copper bowl appears to be a metalwork piece being shaped by hand, and the scene suggests traditional metal craftsmanship.2009-07-20Close-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.2011-10-22