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[The portrait of an old woman] [An iconographic document]
Date issued/created: Description:The photo depicts a portrait of an old woman with smooth combed hair, dressed in a black dress with bag-sleeves and a stand-up collar. According to the owner of the photo it shows his great-grandmother (…). The photo was taken on the occasion of her 90th anniversary; 1923 ; The photo sent to the contest “Photography of the Polish village pre-1948” organized in 1983 by the quarterly “Fotografia” (Photography) and the weekly „Nowa Wieś” (New village). The copy of the photo in the possession of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (former Institute of the History of Material Culture)
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:ethnography ; material culture ; social culture ; old age ; portrait ; woman ; elderly people ; 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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