Hussein Ali al-Taie makes engravings on a copper shield in his shop in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
BAGHDAD, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Sitting in his small workshop surrounded by many traditional utensils, Hussein Ali al-Taie, an Iraqi craftsman, is busy using chisels and hammers to engrave one of his artworks.
Hussein inherited this skill, which has become a rarity in the capital Baghdad, from his father and hopes to pass it on to his son to preserve the craftsmanship.
Hussein Ali al-Taie works on a copper artifact in his shop in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov.14, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood).
A customer looks at the brass artifacts hanging in Hussein Ali al-Taie's shop in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood).
Hussein Ali al-Taie works on a copper jar in his shop in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)■
