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The Аrchives of IEFSEM-BAS

number inv. № aeim B94_83-10
title Sheep and crooks
Year of the photography 1970~1990
Period 1983
Place of the photography Smolyan Guela Village
photographer Sophia Tancheva
Ethnic group Bulgarian
Explanation The photo shows sheep and shepherds’ crooks with typical shallow wood-carving. The crook in the left is a representation of a ram turning into a serpent. A representation of а dog can be seen above. Similarly, the crook in the right is a representation of а ram turning into a serpent, but above there are floral ornaments and an inscription „Devin” (name of a town).




keywords 1 handicraft
keywords 2 wood-carving
keywords 3 ornament
keywords 4 sheep
keywords 5 tradition
keywords 6 crooks
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Author of the text Svetla Rakshieva, Maria Markova, Elka Mincheva