Field photograph·C02541

Music outside the Swedish Institute in Nicosia

Two men play violin and lute in a street outside a whitewashed building, with children gathered around and a man holding a cup.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02541. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A whitewashed building with a carved doorway and shuttered windows forms the backdrop to a dusty street. A man in a cap plays a violin and another plays a lute beside him, while a man in a dark jacket and baggy trousers holds a cup. Several children stand in the road, and two men lean in the doorway on the left.

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Description, scan 2
A man in a cap plays a violin and another plays a lute on a dirt street in front of a plastered building with a decorated doorway. Children stand in a loose row to the right, and a man in a jacket holds a cup. Two men in long coats stand in the doorway, and a woman in white is visible in the background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Music outside the Swedish Institute in Nicosia. Two men are playing. Erik Sjöqvist and Alfred Westholm stand in the doorway. A good many children are also pictured, and a man holding his cup.

Swedish, as on the record

Musik utanför Svenska Institutet. Två män spelar. Erik Sjöqvist och Alfred Westholm står i dörröppningen. En hel del barn är också avbildade, samt en man som håller i sin kopp. Nicosia. Svenska Cypernexpeditionen

Swedish, as on the record

Människor ("Folk och Fä").