Field photograph·C00644·1928

Stefan Gjerstad outside the house at the palace at Vouni

Stefan Gjerstad, a young child, sitting on a blanket outside the house at Vouni, holding a long stick. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00644. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small child sits on a dark striped blanket with fringed edges on stony ground, holding a long thin stick raised above his head. He wears a striped top and a light hat, with a pale cushion beside him. Behind him are a bare-branched tree, low shrubs and a hazy strip of sea on the left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stefan Gjerstad outside the house. He is holding a long stick in his hand. Sitting on a cushion, dressed in a striped garment and with a blanket over his legs. Fringe.

Swedish, as on the record

Stefan Gjerstad utanför huset. Han håller en lång pinne i handen. Sitter på en kudde klädd i ett randigt plagg och med filt över benen. Lugg.

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