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Marriage ceremony
Object Number 2004.24.31025
Display Title Marriage ceremony
Descriptions
Keywords
  • People and Family
  • Ethnographic
  • Ceremony
  • Ritual
  • Interior
Subject
  • Wedding
  • People
Department Photographic
Date 1925
Artist Hillel S. Burger
Culture
  • Ainu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan / <State> / <County> / Hokkaido
Additional Geographic Terms Shiraoi
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

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Marriage ceremony
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Japan
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Nama Pan
"Photos of Children": !Ungka Norna, Bau and /Gaishay with a string and other unidentified people; part of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's child study (print is a cropped image)
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Nama Pan
Knife sheath of carved wood - type usually presented to bride
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Sheath
Hokkaido
Dick Woodbury, his parents and brother.
2004.1.123.1.1714 Dick Woodbury, his parents and brother.
Awatovi
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2001.29.30516.2 "N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Present of food to bridegroom's family on wedding day
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British New Guinea
"N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30516.5 "N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi
2001.29.30516.3 "N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khuan//a and her former husband) sitting by their skerm with their wedding party, including Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma and !U), ≠Gisa (daughter of ≠Gao and Khwo//o-/Gasa), Xama (daughter of "Gao Helmet" and //Kushay), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), and a boy playing the //guashi
Gautscha
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United States
Photograph
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Image Not Available for Prouskouriakoff papers
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