Field photograph·C00001

Narghilé smoking by Alfred Westholm and Vivi Gjerstad in Kyrenia

Woman smoking a hookah on a tiled terrace in Kyrenia, with two men seated nearby. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00001. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A woman in a light sleeveless patterned dress sits on the tiled floor at right, drawing on a long hookah hose. A man in a dark suit sits on a wooden chair at left with one leg stretched out, and another man sits in the open doorway behind him. Two glass hookah bottles stand on the floor, and a table with a white cloth and small flower vases is behind them.

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Description, scan 2: A man in a dark suit sits on a wooden chair holding a hookah mouthpiece, legs crossed, while a woman in a light patterned dress sits on a cushion on the floor smoking another hookah. Two glass-based hookahs stand on the patterned tiled floor in front, and a third man sits in the open doorway at left. Behind them are tables covered with white cloths and wooden ladder-back chairs.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Narghilé smoking. Alfred Westholm and Vivi Gjerstad. Kyrenia.

Swedish, as on the record

Narghilé-rökning. Alfred Westholm och Vivi Gjerstad. Kyrenia. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen, Folk och Fä 4