Field photograph·Csn3158

Cyprus crafts: vessel being shaped with a wooden knife

Man shaping a large clay vessel with a wooden knife, seated outside a whitewashed wall with a wooden door — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3158. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A barefoot man with a moustache sits on a wooden chair against a whitewashed wall with a wooden door and shutters. He holds a tool to a large, dark, unfinished clay vessel resting on his knees. In front of him a basin of leaves stands on the ground, more leaves lie in a heap, and a clay bowl sits to one side, with jars standing against the wall at right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cyprus crafts. The vessel is shaped with a wooden knife. JL 145

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Hantverk. Kärlet formas med en träkniv JL 145