Mass-market jewelry takes shape at a goldsmith's workshop in Kolkata.

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Mass-market jewelry takes shape at a goldsmith's workshop in Kolkata.The artisan workers heat the soft metal and create intricate jewelry that is highly valued for adornment and as an investment in India.

Copyright: RANDY OLSON
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Keywords: adult, asia, calcutta, color image, factory, gold (metal), goldsmiths, hands, india, indian culture, indian ethnicity, indoors, jewelry, kolkata, laborers, man, metals and metallic substances, necklaces, one person, photography, west bengal state, workshop
Contained in galleries: The Price of GOLD_National Geographic magazine_1/2009

Randy Olson, Melissa Farlow Photography