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Field photograph·Csn3148·1927–1931

Rope-maker twisting net cord, farmstead A, Klirou

Rope-maker twisting net cord beside large clay jars and a mud-brick wall at farmstead A, Klirou
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3148. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A barefoot man in a light hat, white shirt and dark baggy trousers stands in a dirt yard, twisting cord between his hands. Large clay jars stand to the left, and a round woven basket leans against a stone and mud-brick wall with poles lying along the roof edge. Bright sunlight casts strong shadows across the ground.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Rope-maker twisting net cord in front of a mud-brick farm wall at Klirou, farmstead A
Description, scan 2
A barefoot man in a straw hat and light shirt stands in a dirt yard, twisting cord between his hands and a wooden crosspiece. Behind him, several large clay jars lean against a mud-brick and stone wall, and a coiled basket stands at the right. Sticks or poles project along the roof edge above the wall, and another partly visible figure stands behind the wall at left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cyprus. Crafts. Cyprus, Klirou village, farmstead A. Rope-maker, twisting net cord. JL28 PL28

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Hantverk. Cypern Klirou by Gård A. Repslagare, tvining av nätgarn. JL28 PL28

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