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A top-down photograph of a pink paper template for an ornate golden metal piece, lying on a grey concrete floor. The pink template has a pointed top and a scalloped outline, with blue and grey pencil drawings of symmetrical scrollwork, leaf-like curls and rounded floral motifs. A brass or gold-coloured metal sheet frames its edges. Small metal tools or fittings appear at the corners. No people are visible.

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A pink sheet with hand-drawn pencil and blue ink outlines of ornamental scroll and foliate motifs, laid on a gold-coloured metal tray or plate with a wavy edge, on a dusty concrete floor. The design is being sketched in symmetrical halves, with curling volutes and leaf-like forms. No people or deity figures are visible; the scene is a craft workshop preparing an ornamental piece.2013-07-04June 17 20132013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17A close photo of a craftsman's hands tracing a blue ink design on a sheet of white paper laid over a reddish-brown wooden surface with a metallic edge at the bottom. The drawing shows swirling scrollwork and curling motifs in blue lines. No people are visible apart from the hands, which hold a pen or tool. The image shows an artisan preparing a decorative pattern, with no ritual, discourse or a person candidate visible.2013-06-17A close photograph of a craftsperson's hand tracing a blue-ink scroll and cloud-like floral design onto a sheet of white paper laid over a reddish-brown metal surface with a gold-coloured edge. Only a hand and forearm are visible, with another person's foot at the top edge, so no face or a person candidate appears. The design appears to be a decorative motif prepared for metalwork or engraving.2013-06-17A close photograph of a pair of hands tracing blue ink outlines on a sheet of white paper laid over a brown wooden surface. The drawing shows swirling scrolls, curled clouds and a stylised ornamental motif, possibly a decorative or temple-style design in progress. No people's faces are visible and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2013-06-17A photograph of a large round copper plate lying on a sandy concrete floor among burlap sacking and wooden offcuts. The plate has a raised radiating fan pattern of fluted rays around a central boss, with a small pink mark at its centre and a tarnished, rust-streaked surface. Two sheets of white paper with blue pencil outlines of scrolling ornamental motifs lie at the upper left and upper right as design templates. No people are visible. The scene suggests metal-casting or metalwork in progress at a workshop.2006-12-10 +1 copiesA pencil sketch on a sheet of pale paper showing an ornate design for a paduka, the sandal-shaped form, drawn as an elongated footprint outline filled with scrollwork. Swirling volutes, curled leaf-like forms, cloud-shaped lobes and a circular medallion with a central boss decorate the sole. Fingertips are visible at the top and bottom edges holding the paper. No people are shown in the sketch itself, and no a person candidate appears.2007-08-26June 17 20132013-06-17A pencil sketch on pale paper of an ornate sandal-shaped padukas design, an elongated footprint outline filled with scrolling foliate motifs, spirals, a rosette and cloud-like scrollwork. Fingertips appear at the top and bottom edges. Faint construction lines frame the drawing. A purple bird logo appears at the upper left corner.2007-08-26June 17 20132013-06-17September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copies