A Serbian VillageHarper & Row, 1967 - 358 pages |
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Page 66
... hand , and at the other end women with bright kerchiefs bound over nose and mouth fork aside the straw and dust that come spurting out . The grain is caught in large hand - woven sacks . The owner of the machine and the man who raised ...
... hand , and at the other end women with bright kerchiefs bound over nose and mouth fork aside the straw and dust that come spurting out . The grain is caught in large hand - woven sacks . The owner of the machine and the man who raised ...
Page 143
... hands of their elders and stand up when they enter the room , but they are a small and decreasing minority . Formal ... hand ) . One villager , today the head of a household of eight members , including a son and several grandchildren ...
... hands of their elders and stand up when they enter the room , but they are a small and decreasing minority . Formal ... hand ) . One villager , today the head of a household of eight members , including a son and several grandchildren ...
Page 171
... hand - woven cotton trimmed with lace edging , but today it is more apt to be fashioned from store - bought flannel . In recognition of his position as the honored godfather , he is presented with a pair of knitted socks , hand - loomed ...
... hand - woven cotton trimmed with lace edging , but today it is more apt to be fashioned from store - bought flannel . In recognition of his position as the honored godfather , he is presented with a pair of knitted socks , hand - loomed ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
FIGURES | 17 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Copyright | |
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