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Close-up photograph of a metal casting pour at a foundry-style pit lined with red-brown earth. A bright red-orange molten surface glows in the centre, surrounded by billowing white smoke or steam. A bamboo pole rests diagonally across the upper left, with a dark metal rim or mould edge visible beside it. Scraps of cardboard or sacking line the lower edge. No people are visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a metal casting process with a large round mold or crucible set into reddish-brown earth. Smoke or steam rises from the hot surface, and a bamboo pole lies diagonally across the upper left. Cardboard or paper sheeting surrounds the pit and a corner of a shoe is visible at the lower left. No people are visible in the frame.2006-12-10A photograph taken from above of a shallow pit dug into red earth, lined with torn cardboard. Inside, a dark red molten metal glows and steams, and a wooden or charred stick lies at its edge. Bits of debris and scraps lie on the ground around the pit, and a dark metal vessel edge appears at the upper left. A pair of sandals is visible at the lower left corner, with no people visible in the frame. The setting suggests metal casting work at a sacred arts workshop.2006-12-10August 16 20092009-08-16Close photograph of a reddish-brown clay vessel on a stand filled with rising white smoke. A partial human hand is visible at the right edge holding or steadying the vessel. The background is a plain sandy-beige ground, out of focus. No people are clearly visible apart from the hand, and no deity, portrait or a person figure appears in the frame.2010-09-20January 15 20162016-01-15August 16 20092009-08-16January 16 20192019-01-16August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24December 31 20062006-12-31A photograph of a large black iron pot resting on a bed of ash and embers outdoors, filled with glowing red-orange molten metal. A long wooden stick or ladle lies across the pot's surface, and a small handle is visible at the rim. Dry grass, dirt and scattered debris surround the fire base. No people are visible in the frame, so this shows the metal melting step of the sacred arts metal casting work described on the page.2006-12-10January 15 20162016-01-15