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Field photograph·JL078·1928

Loom at Milia

Wooden loom in a whitewashed room at Milia, with round sieves hung on the wall
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1928. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL078. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wooden loom stands on an earth floor in a whitewashed room, with threads running from its frame to a low wooden bench in front and a dark pit in the floor beside it. Several round sieves hang on the wall above, a long pole runs diagonally across the wall, and a dark coat and hat hang on a post at the right.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Interior of a room at Milia with a wooden loom set against a whitewashed wall, with round objects hung above it.
Description, scan 2
A wooden loom with warp threads and hanging cords stands in a whitewashed room, with a pit in the floor in front of it. Five round flat objects hang on the wall above, and a long pole runs diagonally across the wall. At the right edge a dark cloak and hat hang from a post beside a window.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cyprus Ethnology. Milia 1928 Photo 78. Loom.

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Etnologi. Milia 1928 Foto 78

Swedish, as on the record

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