Title:

[A funeral] [An iconographic document]

Description:

The photo depicts a group of people gathered at a funeral. In the foreground there is a cross and an open coffin with the deceased. People gathered at the funeral are dressed in warm clothes; women are wrapped in headscarves. There are some children among the mourners. According to its owner, the photo depicts the funeral of Stefan (...) in Wilgoszcza near Irządze. The photo was taken by a photographer from Irządze ; Wilgoszcza near Irządz, district Zawiercie, voiv. Śląskie ; The photo sent to the contest named “Photography of the Polish village pre-1948” organized in 1983 by the quarterly “Fotografia” (Photography) and the weekly “Nowa Wieś” (New village). Copy of the photo kept at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (former Institute for the History of Material Culture)

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Subject and Keywords:

ethnography ; material culture ; social culture ; spiritual culture ; death ; funeral ; funeral customs and rites ; religiosity ; mourning ; clothing ; Wilgoszcza, Irządze commune (Poland)

Resource type:

Obraz

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. 160-6

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

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

Access:

Closed