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[Men sharpening scythes] [An iconographic document]
Date issued/created: Description:The photo depicts two men standing in a field and sharpening scythes with whetstones. They are wearing white shirts and dark trousers. According to the photo’s owner, it depicts work in the fields at mowing corn ; 1943, Rumienica, voiv. olsztyńskie ; 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 ; man ; field works ; harvest ; agricultural tools ; scythe ; clothing ; Rumienica, Lubawa commune (Poland)
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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