Kenya, A Kikuyu metalsmith hammers a knife blade into shape using an anvil in his workshop. Original manuscript caption: The Smith beats out a knife blade on his anvil. South Nyeri 1936, 1937. 1995/076/1/2/5/18.

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A Kikuyu metalsmith

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