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The small house-shaped structure is a bone house or geriten
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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.
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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
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UMG12A37_376
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Non
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Droits gérés
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34,4Mo (1,7Mo) / 33,0cm x 26,1cm / 3894 x 3086 (300dpi)