Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn3133

Village loom

Woman seated at a wooden village loom, working the threads, seen from the side
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3133. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A woman with dark hair pulled back sits at a wooden loom, her hands working the threads and beam in front of her. Tall wooden frames, hanging warp threads and weighted bobbins fill the background. A printed caption with a quotation about village looms runs along the bottom edge, suggesting a photograph reproduced on a printed page.

English, as on the record

VILLAGE LOOM. "They have some manufacturers in the Island, and do not want capacity. Of cotton dimities, with a little silk. They make about 10,000 pieces, of ten piks each… and of a thin, coarse cotton shirting a great quantity." Alexander Drummond-1745 (Travels). Mangoian Bros.

English, as on the record

VILLAGE LOOM. "They have some manufacturers in the Island, and do not want capacity. Of cotton dimities, with a little silk. They make about 10,000 pieces, of ten piks each… and of a thin, coarse cotton shirting a great quantity." Alexander Drummond-1745 (Travels). Mangoian Bros.