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Description
Annotation translation: "What is left over from the tiwa festival in Kandan (above Sampit). In the middle Sandong to the right and left, 2 high masts, on which earthen pots have been mounted, ihre gana = souls, which should turn into wealth for the dead in the other world. In the foreground the priest and priestesses who lead the souls to the town of the dead." Annotation: "Ueberreste vom Tiwahfest in Kandan (oberhalb Sampit), in der Mitte: Sandong links & rechts, 2 hohe Masten, die durch irdene Töpfe gehen, ihre gana = Seele soll sich im Jenseits in Reichtümer für die Verstorbenen verwandeln. Im Vordergrund die Zauberpriester & -priesterinnen, die die Seele in die Seelenstadt geleitet haben." Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 9.2 x 14.0 cm.
Anthropomorphic representation Ceremonial scene Death ceremony Drum Flag Pole Pillar Pot Religious festival Religious specialist m Spear Statue Wood carving Ossuary Religious specialist f Indigenous Kalimantan religions
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