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Photograph: Young peasant sharpening a scythe. Russians

Title:

Photograph: Young peasant sharpening a scythe

Ethnic groups:

Russians

Territory:

Arkhangelsk province, district

Date:

1912

Collectors-person:
Kostikov Leonid V.
Photographer:

Kostiko L.V.
Dimensions:

11,5 x 16,9

Number:

РЭМ 2637-33

Annotation:

Samuil Lukich Yelizarov are sharpening a hunchback scythe on sharpening “legs.” The woman is wearing a chemise and a skirt girt with a belt. The set with a skirt as traditional clothing was not typical for Pomorye. However skirts were used as work clothes in some areas. The woman has a povoinik on her head. Abstract by O.G. Baranova