Field photograph·JL146

Donkey, Cyprus

Side view of a donkey in a chain bridle and a padded pack saddle with chain harness.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL146. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A grey donkey stands in profile facing left, wearing a rope-and-chain headstall with a chain lead running under its jaw. A padded pack saddle with woven or striped cloth sits on its back, with a wooden pack frame and chains fastened at the saddle. The background is a blurred open ground with scrub.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Donkey in profile wearing a rope bridle, chain and pack saddle
Description, scan 2
A donkey is shown in side profile facing left, wearing a rope bridle with a chain at the nose and a chain lead running under its neck. A padded cloth saddle cloth and a wooden pack saddle with hanging chains sit on its back. The background is a blurred, scrubby ground, and the animal's hindquarters are cut off by the right edge of the frame.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Donkey, Cyprus. Cyprus handicraft. JL 146.

Swedish, as on the record

Åsna Cypern

Swedish, as on the record

Cypern Hantverk. JL 146.