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Field photograph·JL246

People in headgear with baskets at Galinoporni

Crowd of men, boys and a woman in fezzes and jackets gathered around baskets and a food tray at Galinoporni.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, JL246. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large crowd of men and boys, most wearing fezzes, stands close together in front of a rough stone wall. In the centre, a seated boy and men in jackets and baggy trousers look down at a round tray of food, with a wicker basket, a metal bowl and a cloth on the ground. A woman in a headscarf stands at the right edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Crowd of men, boys and a woman gathered around baskets and a tray of small pale items at Galinoporni.
Description, scan 2
A large crowd of men, boys and at least one woman in a headscarf stands close together in front of a rough stone wall. In the foreground a wicker basket, a shallow tray of small pale items and a metal bowl sit on the ground, with a crouching man in a striped shirt beside them. Many of the men wear brimless caps, and several wear white shirts and sashes.

English, translated from the original record

Ethnological photograph of people in headgear with baskets, at Galinoporni.

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