Field photograph·C08280

Woman crouching by a bowl, apparently washing, at Machairas

Woman crouching beside a round bowl on bare ground, apparently washing, outside a mud-walled building at Machairas
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08280. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A woman in a light blouse and skirt crouches on bare earth, leaning over a round basket or bowl and apparently washing in it. Beside her is a wooden box with crumpled material inside, and a dark metal container stands to the right. A long wooden stick lies on the ground, and a mud-plastered wall with a wooden shutter forms the background.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Woman crouching beside a bowl, apparently washing, at Machairas
Description, scan 2
A woman in a white blouse and pale skirt crouches on bare soil beside a round bowl, her hands in it. Behind her a mud-plastered wall has a wooden shutter, and a wooden box with loose contents sits at the left. A dark metal container stands on the right, with a wooden stick lying on the ground and scattered tins on the slope above.

English, translated from the Swedish record

A woman crouches beside a bowl, appearing to wash.

Swedish, as on the record

Människor ("Folk och Fä").

Swedish, as on the record

En kvinna sitter på huk vid en bunke och verkar tvätta.