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India - Swamimalai - A craftsman moulds local clay around the wax image of a diety to be cast in bronze
A craftsman at the workshop of S. Devasenapathy Stapathy and Sons, mould local clay around the wax image of a diety to be cast in bronze. The clay is from fine silt traditionally collected locally at the bend of the Kaveri River.
Author: Stuart Freedman
©Stuart Freedman
Photo size: 17.5 Mpixels (50 MB uncompressed) - 5120x3413 pixels (17.1x11.4 in / 43.3x28.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: clay, craftsmen, fingers, India, Indian, lunghi, men, mould, Nadu, smear, Swamimalai, Tamil, tradition, wax
Published in: India - The Idol Makers