A worker chips away burnt mold casings to reveal a fine metal craft in a workplace in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Metal craft is among the most popular handicrafts produced in Nepal's Lalitpur. In Nepal, craftsmen use different metals like iron, copper, silver and alloys like bronze, white metal, etc. to make a variety of items such as religious sculptures.
Nepalese metal craft is produced by skillful artisans with traditional technology, conception, and perfection skills like hand hammering and hand casting.
A worker puts copper wire and copper pieces into a hot pot and stirs them to be melted for metal casting in a workplace in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
A worker puts copper wire and copper pieces into a hot pot and stirs them to be melted for metal casting in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Workers pour molten copper into clay-covered wax molds for metal casting in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Workers pour molten copper into clay-covered wax molds for metal casting in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Workers pour molten copper into clay-covered wax molds for metal casting in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
A worker pours water to drench the molds for metal casting in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
A worker chips away burnt mold casings to reveal a fine metal craft in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Burnt mold casings are chipped away to reveal a fine metal craft in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Burnt mold casings are chipped away to reveal a fine metal craft in Lalitpur, Nepal, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua) ■
