Sujet
Grave effigy intended to placate the souls of the dead
Légende
Grave effigy intended to placate the souls of the dead, Such effigies were not worn, but placed on posts near the grave. Normally they were erected as memorials during the first Feast of the Dead to occur after the person died. Southwest Alaska. Eskimo. 19th c
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Smithsonian Institution, Washington
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A27_136
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
23,7Mo (894,0Ko) / 21,2cm x 27,9cm / 2507 x 3300 (300dpi)