Assyrian woman spinning wool at Tel Tamer, 1938

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Assyrian woman spinning wool at Tel Tamer, 1938

Place
Tel Tamer · today Syria
Date
1938

A barefoot woman in a headscarf and patterned blouse spins wool yarn in front of a domed mud-brick doorway, beside a wooden ladder; the caption notes the women still spun yarn and knitted socks from it. Tel Tamer on the Khabur, 21 July 1938.

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Source

Library of Congress, Visual materials from the papers of John D. Whiting

Whiting, John D. (John David), 1882-1951 · No known restrictions on publication.