Title
The small house-shaped structure is a bone house or geriten
Caption
The small house-shaped structure is a bone house or geriten, Revered ancestors were honoured by elaborate second burial ceremonies in which bodies were exhumed, cleaned, and wrapped in cloths before being placed in these memorials. Performing this rite remains crucial to a family's prestige. Indonesia. Karo Batak. 1968. North of Lake Toba, North Sumatra.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A37_379
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