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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



THE VILLAGE SMITHY OE LE CAILAR 



HERE PRIDE OE CRAFT OUTLIVES THE COLOR OE ONE S HAIR 



The products of Monsieur Bonfort of Le Cailar have a hall-mark of their own. Here 

 he is comparing a partly finished ficheiroun, or trident, with the carved walnut model into 

 which a thousand tridents, scattered throughout the Camargue, would fit perfectly, although 

 each one is forged by hand. 



