Chenchu funeral ritual
This Chenchu man (bending over) is pouring locally distilled liquor on stones placed near the ashes of a man whose corpse was burnt about a month earlier. The women wailed for a few moments, but no words were spoken, according to Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf's notes.
| Full title: |
Chenchu funeral ritual [electronic resource]. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1940.
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| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
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| Online access: |
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| Summary: |
This Chenchu man (bending over) is pouring locally distilled liquor on stones placed near the ashes of a man whose corpse was burnt about a month earlier. The women wailed for a few moments, but no words were spoken, according to Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf's notes. |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1940.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
ASC. REGIONS. FORMATS. PHOTOS. RSEA. FURER. ILOA. |
| Access: |
© 1940, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Andhra Pradesh -- Sarlapalli. |