Field photograph·Csn3231

Threshing floor with people, animals and tools

Threshing floor with a woman on a sledge pulled by two oxen, a man with a shovel, and a second woman walking nearby — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3231. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A threshing floor of beaten earth with loose grain spread across it. A woman in a headscarf sits on a wooden threshing sledge drawn by two oxen under a yoke, while a man in a light shirt and dark loose trousers stands in the foreground holding a long-handled shovel or fork. A second woman in a dark dress and headscarf walks at the left edge, with a long mud-brick building with a tiled roof, eucalyptus trees and hills behind.

English, as on the record

THRESHING FLOOR "The corn of the island… is of the finest quality. The wheat although bearded, is very large, and the bread made from it extremely white and good." Edward Clarke-1801 (Travels in various countries) R. O. Wideson

English, as on the record