Four women and two children sit outside a tent eating from a bowl.; The photograph is in a book with a typed description in French and English. The French description: "Midi. Les maris, leurs seigneurs et maîtres, ont fini leur repas; c'est le tour des femmes. Accroupies autour d'un large plat de terre qui contient du riz grillé et de la viande hachée, elles prennent chacune une poignée de ce mélange et le roulent en boulettes dans leurs mains. L'usage des fourchettes, des cuillers et de la serviette est inconnu. Le riz forme avec le lait, les oeufs, les pastèques, les olives et les figues le fond de l'alimentation arabe; on prépare le pain sous forme de galettes rondes que l'on fait cuire sous la cendre ou sur une plaque de fer. Le bois est rare et la fiente desséchée des animaux est le combustible le plus habituel." The English translation: "Noon. The husbands, their lords and masters, have finished their meal; it is the women's turn. Crouching down around a great earthen platter which contains boiled rice and minced meat, they each take a handful of this mixture and roll it into balls in their hands. The use of forks, spoons and the serviette is unknown. Rice together with milk, eggs, water-melons, olives and figs, forms the basis of Arab food. Bread is made in round cakes which are baked under the cinders or on iron plates. Wood is rare and animal dung is more commonly used for fuel." The initials "B+P SC" are printed in the lower right corner.; The photograph was not catalogued by Lazard--it was catalogued at LKCAJS.; Condition: Good
Collection:
Lenkin Family Collection of Photography (University of Pennsylvania)
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