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[A family in front of a thatched hut] [An iconographic document]
Description:The photo depicts several people at all ages. In the background there is a wooden thatched hut. An old woman and an old man are sitting in chairs. Sitting next to the old man is a man in a suit and a tie, and standing behind him are two women. A third woman is squatting next to the old woman leaning her elbow on the elderly lady’s knee. The old man is wearing light-coloured trousers and a dark jacket; the old woman is wearing a headscarf. The photo is of a very poor quality ; The photo sent to the contest named “Photography of the Polish village pre-1948” organized in 1983 by the quarterly “Fotografia” (Photography) and the weekly “Nowa Wieś” (New village). Copy of the photo kept at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (former Institute for the History of Material Culture)
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:ethnography ; material culture ; social culture ; woman ; man ; elderly people ; family ; intergenerational relations ; social bonds ; farming ; wooden architecture ; thatched roof ; clothing
Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: Source: Rights:Rights Reserved - Restricted Access
Terms of use: Digitizing institution:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Original in:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Projects co-financed by:Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund
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