Illustration of a Middle Eastern tradition of sharing out the common lands. The Original caption reads: Every year lots are drawn for the village lands, which are unenclosed and held in common by the whole village community. For this purpose a very small child is employed, so that there may be no collusion. the "lot" is genrally a stone, such as the boy is shown taking out of the "scrip," or small rough leather bag. In the background men are seen using a "measuring line" to divide each field into ten strips.

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Size: 4044px × 4724px
Location: Middle East
Photo credit: © Lakeview Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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