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Marriage ceremony
Object Number 2004.24.31025
Display Title Marriage ceremony
Descriptions
Keywords
  • Ceremony
  • Interior
  • Ethnographic
  • People and Family
  • Ritual
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
2004.29.15420 Marriage ceremony
Japan
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2001.29.22204 Debe, !Ungka Norna and Bau with a rope, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas taking notes, and other unidentified people; part of Elizabeth Marshall Thomas's child study
Nama Pan
Image Not Available for "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)
2001.29.31460 "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)
Nama Pan
Knife sheath of carved wood - type usually presented to bride
40-47-60/7052 Knife sheath of carved wood - type usually presented to bride
Sheath
Hokkaido
Dick Woodbury, his parents and brother.
2004.1.123.1.1714 Dick Woodbury, his parents and brother.
Awatovi
Present of food to bridegroom's family on wedding day
2004.29.23151 Present of food to bridegroom's family on wedding day
British New Guinea
Image Not Available for "N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//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)
2001.29.30516.2 "N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//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
Image Not Available for "N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//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 Khwan//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
Image Not Available for "N!ai and /Gunda": Little N!ai" and /Gunda (son of Khwan//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 Khwan//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
Image Not Available for Photograph of "Carrying the Bride to the Wigwam of the Bridegroom" -- pencil sketch by Seth Eastman
2004.24.21817 Photograph of "Carrying the Bride to the Wigwam of the Bridegroom" -- pencil sketch by Seth Eastman
United States
Photograph
2004.24.32836 Photograph
Vancouver Island
Image Not Available for Prouskouriakoff papers
2012.1.21 Prouskouriakoff papers