Sujet
Ngapuhi Maori burial chest
Légende
Ngapuhi Maori burial chest, In the Northland region the bodies of senior people were exposed on a platform after death until the flesh had rotted away. The bones were then cleaned, painted with red ochre and placed in a box, or waka tupapaku, inside a cave. New Zealand. Maori. pre 1800. Northland.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A27_401
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
26,6Mo (1,1Mo) / 22,1cm x 30,2cm / 2608 x 3566 (300dpi)