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[The funeral procession] [An iconographic document]
Date issued/created: Description:The photo depicts a horse and cart on which a coffin is placed, covered with flowers and wreaths. Behind it can be seen a large group of people dressed in black. Farm buildings and thatched roof cottages are visible in the background ; The photo sent to the contest “Photography of the Polish village pre-1948” organized in 1983 by the quarterly “Fotografia” (Photography) and the weekly „Nowa Wieś” (New village). The copy of the photo in the possession of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (former Institute of the History of Material Culture)
Type of object: Subject and Keywords:ethnography ; material culture ; social culture ; spiritual culture ; funeral customs and rites ; death in folk culture ; religious life ; funeral procession ; mourners ; mourning dresses ; horses ; clothing ; Szklarka Przygodzicka, Ostrzeszów commune (Poland)
Resource type: Detailed Resource Type: Format: Source: Rights:Rights Reserved - Restricted Access
Terms of use: Digitizing institution:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Original in:Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Projects co-financed by:Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund
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