SIBA

Everyday Life in Turkish and Yugoslav Cities

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Passers-by in front of greengrocer's shop

Description:Blurred shot of a man walking down a lane in the Kovači . He is dressed in traditional costume, with an , and . Behind, a row of shops offer their respective goods on the sidewalk. On the left side of the picture, a grocer in local urban clothes is looking at the photographer, leaning against the timber partition of his shop in a relaxed manner, next to his fruit and vegetables. On the other side of the partition, in the picture’s centre, metal pots, plates and ibriks are set out on a board. In the upper left corner is a sign for Mustafa Nedopek’s workshop, with a pile of flour sifters on display. In front is the blurred silhouette of a barefoot girl or small woman in dimije and rushing uphill.
Comment:Analogue photographic process, negative-positive (Agfa Isopan 17 DIN). Original preserved as a positive on silver bromine paper, stored as a print and a digital record.
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Date:1939
Location:Sarajevo, Kovači
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Type:Photograph
Creator:Akšamija, Alija M., (Photographer)
Dimensions:Positive: 180mm x 180mm
Technique:Not specified
Keywords:100 Orientation > 103 Place Names
130 Geography > 131 Location
290 Clothing > 292 Special Garments
320 Processing of Basic Materials > 326 Smiths and Their Crafts
460 Labor > 463 Occupational Specialization
560 Social Stratification > 563 Ethnic Stratification
Bibliography:Akšamija, Mehmed A. (2015): Alija M. Akšamija – Monografija arhivografije. Sarajevo: BANU. Vol. I, 76.
Copyright:Alija M. Akšamija private collection, Sarajevo
Archive:Alija M. Akšamija private collection, Sarajevo, Inv. No.: A.M.A. P 24 39
License:This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0]
Editor:Nataša MiškovićMehmed A. AkšamijaKristina Ilić
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