Unfinished nails at the Mayachar forge

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:49 authored by Swarup BhattacharyyaSwarup Bhattacharyya

Iron rebars with one half of each already beaten tofform a nail shaft at the Mayachar forge. The other half of each (closest to camera) will also be beaten to form a second shaft, before the two are separated.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Swarup Bhattacharyya

Cultural group

Karmokar

Country

India

Place

Mayachar, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-23

Unique ID

2022SG04-M01-1153

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chhot nail maker forge blacksmith nail

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