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Servant girl with water jar, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Servant girl with water jar, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1900s
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This evocative photograph captures the image of a young Canarian servant girl as she carefully balances a large water jar on her head, making her way down the steps of a traditional Canary Islands house. Dressed in the typical attire of the time, she wears a white blouse, a colorful skirt, and an apron, with a scarf wrapped around her head to protect it from the sun. Her bare feet are calloused from long hours of labor, and the steps beneath her are worn smooth from the passage of countless feet before her. The Canary Islands, located off the northwest coast of Africa, were a popular destination for European travelers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn by the islands' exotic beauty and warm climate. The islands' economy at the time was heavily reliant on agriculture, and the labor of local servants like this young girl was essential to the production of crops such as bananas, sugarcane, and grapes. Despite the harsh conditions of their work, the servant girls of the Canary Islands were an integral part of the islands' rich cultural heritage. Their traditional attire, which included the use of large water jars balanced on the head, was a testament to their resilience and resourcefulness in a challenging environment. This photograph offers a glimpse into a bygone era, capturing the essence of daily life on the Canary Islands in the 1900s.
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