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GERMAN MELODRAMA 2
A dramatic moment in a spectacular popular melodrama Die Hohle Soncha'. Date: early 19th century

KAFFIR CREMATION
Cremation ceremony of the Hottentots and Kaffirs, southern Africa. Date: 1836

TOWER OF SILENCE
The top of a Parsee Tower of Silence, Dakharma, where the dead bodies are exposed to the elements and to scavenging birds. Date: 19th century

CANOPIC JAR
Canopic jars, from the city of Canopis, are used to store the hearts or other organs of deceased people whose bodies have been mummified. Date: BCE

BURMESE FUNERAL
A cheerful funeral among the Karen people of Burma (Myanmar) where death is perceivced as something to be celebrated lightheartedly. Date: 1909

BECHUANA FUNERAL
A funeral among the Bechuana people. Date: 1869

CONGO FUNERAL
The funeral procession of a distinguished person of Congo - the coffin is placed on a massive wagon which is dragged by a large team of men. Date: 1806

AUSTRALIAN BURIAL
Funeral procession of native Australians. Date: circa 1840

ENGLISH FUNERAL PICART
Part of the custom of death in England in the Georgian period. The corpse dressed in a shroud & laid-out in a body- shaped coffin. Mourners take sprigs of Rosemary. Date: 1737

IRISH WAKE
An Irish Wake - relatives and friends gather round the deathbed, grieving or mourning in various degrees, while the pigs and poultry carry on as usual. Date: 1882

ABORIGINAL SEPULCHRE 19C
A native sepulchre, or aboriginal mode of burial. Date: circa 1850

PILE OF SKULLS PHOTO
A pile of skulls, in an unidentified location. Date: 20th century

EGYPTIAN EMBALMING
Joseph's dead body is embalmed by ancient Egyptians

NEOLITHIC FUNERAL
A Neolithic funeral : the body placed in a barrow

FLORIDA WIDOWS ASK
Women of FLORIDA who having lost their HUSBANDS in the WARS implore the Assistance of the KING - in the background, hermaphrodites attend the sick and bury the dead 1564

SHRUNKEN HEADS
Shrunken heads or Tsanta, prepared by the Jivaro tribes who believe that they hold magical powers and symbolic significance Date:

SHURNKEN BODY/ECUADOR
A shrunken person from Ecuador; this process has a long history in South America and requires several hours to complete Date: 1933

CANADIAN FUNERAL 1726
A funeral among Native Canadians is the occasion for feasting and rejoicing Date: 1726

CANADIAN FUNERAL PROCESS
A Native Canadian funeral procession honours its dead with dancing Date: 1726

MEXICAN FUNERAL PROCESS
Funeral procession of the Mexicans Date: 1726

BODIES IN CRYPT/SPAIN
Exposed bodies in a crypt in Esquivias, Spain Date: 1932

FUNERAL, ANCIENT EGYPT
The body is borne in a boat- like sarcophagus, while retainers accompany the procession bearing treasures which archeologists will be delighted to re-discover

CHRISTMAS, SAXONY
The people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881

XMAS TREES ON GRAVE
The people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881

AUSTRIAN VILLAGE FUNERAL
The whole village turns out to accompany an Austrian countryperson to their last resting-place Date: circa 1880

JEWISH FUNERAL
EUROPEAN JEWS bury their dead, those who attend the funeral throw mould upon the corpse (probably at Amsterdam) Date: 1737

ROMAN FUNERAL IMAGE
A Roman funeral image, possibly representing the Lord of the Underworld before whom the dead individual must come for judgment Date:

BLACKBIRD'S BURIAL
Omaha chief Blackbird asks to be buried, with his favourite war-horse, on top of a bluff overlooking the Missouri river Date: circa 1860

JAP FUNERAL PROCESSION
The funeral procession of a Daimio (a feudal noble) Date: circa 1850

EGYPTIAN MUMMIES Date: BC

KAFFIR BURIAL (ALIVE)
When Muande, mother of Zulu chief Tchaka, dies, she is given an extravagant send-off, one feature of which is that ten girls are buried alive alongside her Date: mid 19th century

DEAD INTERROGATED
The relatives of a dead man question him as to why he left the world... Date: 1737

FLORIDA WIDOWS ASK AID
Women of FLORIDA who having lost their HUSBANDS in the WARS implore the Assistance of the KING - in the background, hermaphrodites attend the sick and bury the dead 1737

NATIVE CANADIAN FUNERAL
Publick Rejoicings of ye Natives of Canada whilst their DEAD are carried to the GRAVE Date: 1737

FLORIDA WIDOWS MOURN
Widows of Florida scatter their hair on the graves of their dead husbands Date: 1737

FIJI LIVE BURIAL
A Fiji king is buried alive, since, although he still moves, speaks and eats, his family believe his spirit has already left his body, and his movements are only mechanical Date: circa 1860

VENEZUELA SKELETONS
Among the peoples of the Oronoko region, the custom is to expose the dead till they are reduced to skeletons, which are then hung in a sacred building Date: 1737

PERU FUNERAL HONOURS
The body of a dead Peruvian noble is honoured, then he is buried with his womenfolk (still alive) for company Date: 1737

DEATH, VENEZUELA CACIQUE
Venezuelans drink the ashes of a dead cacique (chief) after his body has been cremated (so that they may absorb his strength and wisdom) Date: 1737

PARSEE FUNERAL, INDIA
The FUNERALS of the PARSIES (followers of Zoroaster) Date: 1737

HAWAII BURIAL GROUND
A Representation of a Morai, or Burial Place at Owhyhee (Hawaii) Date: circa 1770

IRON AGE FUNERAL
An iron age funeral - by cremation Date: BC

TARTAR BURIED W. HORSE
A Tartar warrior is buried with his horse Date: Middle Ages

DEATH/REGIONAL/CELTIC
A singer chants a vocero, the lament for the dead, over the body of a warrior, prior to his burial

PREHISTORIC CAVE BURIAL1
A prehistoric cave burial, Europe : the body is borne in procession Date: BC

PREHISTORIC CAVE BURIAL2
A prehistoric cave burial, in a cave at Aurignac, southern France : a ritual ceremony is performed at the entrance to the cave Date: BC

ETRUSCANS BURN DEAD BC
ANCIENT ETRUSCANS The body of a dead woman is carried to the funeral pyre where she will be cremated Date: BC

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