Day labourers at Sebilj Fountain II
| Description: | Two men are sitting on the stone bench of the Sebilj fountain in Baščaršija. They are dressed in shabby dark suits and fes, and have their right legs crossed over their left knees. The man in the foreground is wearing opanci and has a large moustache. His battered fes has lost its form. The young lad sitting behind him is seen in profile. His fes is in perfect shape and pushed far back on his head, giving way to some curly locks on his forehead. He is bent over his leg, scratching his ankle. In the background, the goods of a nearby shop are on display. |
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| Comment: | The two men are day labourers (težak, pl. težaci). The older man obviously cannot afford to have his fes steam-cleaned back into shape. Analogue photographic process, negative-positive (Agfa Isopan 17 DIN). Original preserved as a negative and positive on silver bromine paper. |
| 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 340 Structures > 341 Architecture 460 Labor > 461 Labor and Leisure 560 Social Stratification > 564 Castes |
| Bibliography: | Akšamija, Mehmed A. (2015): Alija M. Akšamija – Monografija arhivografije. Sarajevo: BANU. Vol. I, 49. |
| Copyright: | Alija M. Akšamija private collection, Sarajevo |
| Archive: | Alija M. Akšamija private collection, Sarajevo, Inv. No.: A.M.A. N P 17 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.4866 |