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Object Number 2004.29.15398
Display Title Woman's grave stake
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Aino / Japan / over / (verso) Aino / Gift of Dr H M Hiller 1902 / Phila. Pa / A woman's grave stake / In additon tot he black cloth / on the cross piece. / a piece of twisted or plaited / Cord is wound about the post. / covering a space of from four to / six- inches. This cord is similar / to the cord that is bound around / the corpse. / The shallowness of the grave is / also evident in this photograph."
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1902
Artist Hiram M. Hiller
Culture
  • Ainu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Dimensions Overall: 17.78 × 12.7 cm (7 × 5 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Hiram M. Hiller

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