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The People of Palestine / An enlarged edition of "The Peasantry of Palestine, Life, Manners and Customs of the Village"

Chapter 3: ILLUSTRATIONS
By Elihu Grant
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A detailed ethnographic portrait of Palestine's western lands and people, concentrating on village life while situating it within regional geography and seasons. It describes topography, water sources, flora, fauna, and agricultural practices, then examines social structures—tribe, family, marriage customs, childhood, domestic architecture, food, clothing, household industry, crafts and markets. Health, illness, burial, religious observance, local shrines, saints, festivals and widespread superstitions receive attention, as do nomadic and urban populations for contrast. Illustrations and firsthand observation aim to capture continuity and change in rural customs and daily routines during the period covered.

ILLUSTRATIONS

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A Siloam Woman, Her Infant on Her Back and Produce on Her Head Frontispiece
River Auja of Jaffa 20
Donkey at the Threshing Floor With a Load of Wheat 28
Wild Anemones From Wady El-Kelb 32
A Vineyard at Râm Allâh 36
Râm Allâh Man and a Basket of Olives 38
Stretch of Olive Trees on Road to Ayn Sînyâ 38
A Bedawy House 42
Bedawy Drinking 42
Peasants on Way to Market With Produce 44
Bedawin Horseman 44
Woman’s Work 48
Bringing Home the Bridal Trousseau 54
Girls at Play Carrying Headloads of Grass in Imitation of the Women 54
Washing a Child 58
A Swaddled Infant 58
Three Kinds of Houses—Mud, Dry-Stone, Stone-and-Mortar 68
Household Utensils 76
Bread-Making Utensils 82
In a Dooryard. Women Cleaning Wheat 94
On Top of an Oven. Women Sifting Wheat 94
Pottery 114
On the Way to Jerusalem. For the Neby Musa Procession 126
A Neby Musa Contingent Arriving Within the Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem 126
Farming Implements 130
A Sower 132
Children Gleaning 132
Threshing 140
A Threshing Scene in the Old Pool at Bethel 140
1. Hand Spinning 2. Reeling 3. Straightening Threads For Loom 142
Various Articles Made of Skin: Bottles, Bags, Pouches and Buckets 150
A Market Scene: Peasantry Near David’s Tower, Jerusalem 154
Women at the Spring 164
Fountain at Nazareth 164
A House-Roofing Bee (Et Tayyibeh) 172
A Râm Allâh Matron at Her own door 187
Camel Carrying a Rope Net Filled With Clay Jars 194
Râm Allâh, as Entered by the Sinuous, Walled Lane From the East 194
Little Girls of the Village 196
The Village of Râm Allâh and Outlying Vineyards 204
El-Bireh (From the South) 212
Vineyards and Stone Watch Towers 220
Peasant Plowing 220
Primitive Rug Weaving (Bedawin) 230
Straw Mat and Basket Making: Jifna Woman 230
The PEASANTRY of
PALESTINE