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Honungen skördas
Harvesting the Honey
Fermented honey and water would be used to make an alcoholic beverage.
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Vila
Rest
Five minutes in the shade. It's so good for your back!
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Handqwärna
Hand Mill
Milling the grain by hand.
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Hemkomsten
Homecoming
Welcoming a relative back home.
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Saxa tarmar
Scissors
The woman at the stove boils the pig fat. The other woman cuts the bowels. Every part of an animal must be processed. |
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Kvinna bär vatten med og
Woman Carrying Water
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Sorg
Grief
A father carries a small, white casket and the little siblings follow. One daughter
lags behind. The priest is waiting by the grave. |
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Mannen med slagrutan
Man with a Punch (divining rod)
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Hjälpen
Help
A poor widow and her child come to the priest.
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Honungsremna
Honey Purification
Grandma squeezes honey from the honeycomb by hand.
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Skomagern tar mål
Shoemaker Takes Measurements
"I had to stand on a piece of paper on the sofa.
Grandmother hands the cobbler a pencil.
He will draw out the measure of my foot and then sew boots to fit me."
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Kvinna skär bröd
Woman cuts bread
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More of Carl Gustaf Bernhardson's folk art may be found here.
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