SLEDGEHAMMER
Oumar who is only 16 has the body of a man. He works with his brother here on bamako's hills in Medine's district.
He began his apprenticeship at the age of 10. He Makes 7$ a day to feed his seven siblings and his parents.
He taps all day long with his sledgehammer to hammer into shape the white-hot steel.
The shirt he wears is burned by the sparks of fire.
In Mali, Blacksmiths are part of a caste. It is claimed that when they hammer the anvil, the sound they make is the voice of the spirit of the waters.
He began his apprenticeship at the age of 10. He Makes 7$ a day to feed his seven siblings and his parents.
He taps all day long with his sledgehammer to hammer into shape the white-hot steel.
The shirt he wears is burned by the sparks of fire.
In Mali, Blacksmiths are part of a caste. It is claimed that when they hammer the anvil, the sound they make is the voice of the spirit of the waters.
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