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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Language: English
Published: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1940.
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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.