Cremation of a high caste individual. The shelter in which the lembu are placed is itself a temporary structure erected for the occasion. The remains are being passed from the towers to the bulls. The whole structure will be burnt.
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Cleaning the dyepots, Ife
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/538/015
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35mm slide: Ritual paraphernalia associated with death. Funeral banners and paper money. October 10th.
object | ARC/BAL/005/206
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Black and white medium format negative of large logs being hauled over a ramp of smaller logs
object | ARC/GUP/006/429
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Slide of Yumbulang in Yarlung Valley, the seat of the king's of Tibet
object | ARC/BAL/002/004/023
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