Dajak grave in Siangland, behind Puruk Tjahu. The burial place for this family grave is in front of the house Dajaksches Grab im Siangland, hinter Puruk Tjahu. Die Grabstätte (Familiengrab) befindet sich vor dem Wohnhaus
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Annotation translation: "Dajak grave in Siangland, behind Puruk Tjahu. The burial place for this family grave is in front of the house. [This sort of grave] is often covered, here it is in the open air. The carved figures at the corners (made from black ironwood) have tongues hanging out, (probably so that the blood of offerings may be painted on them). The staves in the background, the so-called tora, remind the spirits that the correct offerings to the dead have been made. The chief in Seripoi gave Rev. Schreiber four such tora to be the corner posts of a school building." Annotation: "Dajaksches Grab im Siangland, hinter Puruk Tjahu. Die Grabstätte (Familiengrab) befindet sich vor dem Wohnhaus, ist oft gedeckt, hier frei. Die geschnitzten Eckfiguren (aus schwarzem Eisenholz) mit heraushängender Zunge (wahrscheilich um Opferblut dranzustreichen). Die Stangen hinten, sog. Tora, erinnern die Geister an die richtig gebrachten Totenopfer. Der Häuptling in Seripoi schenkte Miss. Schreiber 4 solche tora zu Eckpfosten für ein Schulhaus." Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
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image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 13.1 x 9.0 cm.
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