Fruit vendor in Baščaršija
| Description: | A white-bearded man is squatting on a low willow stool in Baščaršija selling fruit from two large baskets in front of him. He is neatly dressed in a loose, white shirt underneath a sleeveless jacket, with an ahmedija wrapped around his head and woollen stockings and opanci on his feet. A large shoulder bag hangs to his left, while his left hand is holding a stick lying over the baskets. He is looking straight over the baskets in front of him, seemingly unaware of the photographer. There is also an umbrella lying on the baskets. A second white-bearded man is standing behind the baskets, tasting the fruit, looking away both from the camera and the seller. He wears traditional Bosniak urban clothes, including čakšire, jelek, a shawl wrapped around his waist as a belt, and an ahmedija. A passer-by dragging a cart loaded with wood is watching the scene. In the background, people are gathered in front of a 'kahva' kahvehane and shops in Baščaršija. |
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| Comment: | The fruit the old man is selling is visible in the buyer’s left hand, it seems to be a peach. Analogue photographic process, negative-positive (Agfa Isopan 17 DIN). Original preserved as a negative and positive on silver bromine paper, stored as a print, negative and digital record. |
| Date: | 1938 |
| Location: | Sarajevo, Baščaršija |
| Country: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Type: | Photograph |
| Creator: | Akšamija, Alija M., (Photographer) |
| Dimensions: | Negative: 60mm x 60mm Positive: 120mm x 120mm |
| Technique: | Not specified |
| Keywords: | 100 Orientation > 103 Place Names 290 Clothing > 292 Special Garments 460 Labor > 461 Labor and Leisure 560 Social Stratification > 561 Age stratification 560 Social Stratification > 565 Classes |
| Bibliography: | Akšamija, Mehmed A. (2015): Alija M. Akšamija – Monografija arhivografije. Sarajevo: BANU. Vol. I, 50. |
| Copyright: | Alija M. Akšamija private collection, Sarajevo |
| Archive: | Alija M. Akšamija private collection, Sarajevo, Inv. No.: A.M.A. N P 18 38 |
| License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
| Editor: | Nataša Mišković, Mehmed A. Akšamija, Kristina Ilić |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:siba.4864 |