A completed lembu into which the remains of the deceased will be placed when it is at the graveyard, prior to burning.
Negative
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Black and white medium format negative (scanned positive) of a woman sitting in a hammock in a hut
object | ARC/GUP/007/056
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Biography of Mr. Frederick J. Horniman
object | ARC/HMG/PR/004/001/020b
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object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/598/009
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