Carpet clipper in Agra, India 1167627600

Carpet clipper in Agra, India

In Agra, India, a man uses low, angled shears to clip the top layer of pile on a carpet to finish it. There is a finished swath near his shears where the design is more defined, and the pile around it is fuzzier and thicker. The carpet is red with a complex floral pattern.

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