Title

Olive oil production in Kabylia - 19th century

Caption

Olive oil production in Kabylia - 19th century
The women crush and press the olives by turning a hard stone millstone.
Engraving after a drawing by Stop illustrating the excursion to Greater Kabylia, by Commandant Duhousset, in 1864, published in “ Le tour du monde” edited by Edouard Charton, Hachette edition, Paris.

Date

19th century

Credit line

Photo12/Collection Jaime Abecasis

Reference

LKO12A00_246

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27,3Mb (2,5Mb) / 11,9in x 8,9in / 3567 x 2679 (300dpi)

Keywords

19th century Representation Illustration Drawing Engraving Algeria Kabylia Djurjura Region North Africa Traditional Woman Child Agriculture Olive Fruit Oil Mill Stone Wheel Millstone Vat Stone Turning Wooden bar Pressing Kneading Grinding Crushing Labour Hard Daily life Farmer Barefoot Extraction Production Landscape Nature Mountain Landscape Nature Mountain Prickly pear Plant Archaic process Effort Strength Customs Traditions