Sujet
In the Northland region bodies of senior people were exposed on a platform after death until the flesh had rotted away
Légende
In the Northland region 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, waka tupapaku, inside a cave. This small transitional example may have held the bones of a high ranking child. New Zealand. Maori. c 1500. Northland, North Island.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A27_402
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
27,5Mo (1,2Mo) / 23,1cm x 29,9cm / 2723 x 3536 (300dpi)