Field photograph·C00647·1928

Two people behind a seated person, joking with a hoe at Vouni

Three men at Vouni, one seated in a white cap and two standing behind him, one holding a hoe, with pottery on the ground.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00647. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Under the spreading branches of a tree on a dry hillside, three men pose together. Two stand behind a seated man in a white cap, and the man at right holds a hoe over his shoulder. On the ground at lower left lie many cylindrical objects, with a large jug beside a wicker basket.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Three men at Vouni under a tree: one seated with a tin, two standing behind him, one holding a hoe over his shoulder.Full resolution
Description, scan 2
Two men stand behind a seated man in a white head cloth, who holds a metal tin between his knees. The standing man on the right rests a hoe on his shoulder, and the man on the left wears a cap and dark knee-length trousers. On the ground at left lie a row of cylindrical bottle-like objects and a large jar on its side, beside a handled basket, with shrubs and a sloping hillside behind.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Two people stand behind a seated person and joke with a hoe. Hats. Pottery.

Swedish, as on the record

Två personer står bakom en sittande person och skämtar med en hacka. Hattar. Keramik. Vouni Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)