Title
A stone figure on an old Batak tomb
Caption
A stone figure on an old Batak tomb, 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 is still crucial to a family's prestige, although concrete tombs are used now. Indonesia. Batak. 1968. Lake Toba, North Sumatra.
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A37_380
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No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
32,9Mb (1,1Mb) / 12,4in x 10,3in / 3717 x 3098 (300dpi)