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Field photograph·Csn3143·1927–1931

Vessels shaped with a wooden knife at Klirou, farmstead F

Man shaping a large vessel with a wooden knife at Klirou, farmstead F
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3143. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A man in a loose shirt and trousers sits barefoot on a wooden chair in a courtyard, working on a large rounded vessel held on his lap. Dried leaves lie in a shallow basket and in a heap on the ground, and a small bowl stands near his feet. Behind him are a plastered wall, a wooden door and a window, with another vessel at the right edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Man seated in a farmyard shaping a large round vessel with a wooden knife, Klirou
Description, scan 2
A barefoot man in a light shirt and trousers sits on a wooden chair against a plastered wall and works on a large round vessel held on his lap. A small bowl stands on the ground by his feet, and a basket of leaves sits beside him with a heap of leaves on the ground in front. Behind him are a wooden door, a shuttered window, and a second vessel on the ground at the right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cyprus. Crafts. Cyprus, Klirou village, farmstead F. The vessels are shaped with a wooden knife. JL 145 PL 145

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Hantverk. Cypern Klirou by GÅRD F Kärlen formas med en träkniv. JL 145 PL 145

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