Various ceremonies & customs in the East Indies, when a woman has obtained leave to bury herself alive with her deceased husband.

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Alternate Title
Various ceremonies and customs in the East Indies, when a woman has obtained leave to bury herself alive with her deceased husband
Abstract
Depicts a crowd gathered around a grave in which a widow has joined her deceased husband to be buried alive. People are emptying baskets of dirt into the grave, and others are playing musical instruments.
Contributor
Hogg, Alexander, active 1778-1819 (Publisher)
Department
Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
Dimensions
image 15 x 26 cm, plate mark 18 x 28 cm, on sheet 23 x 39 cm
Last Modified
2025-10-27T16:43:15.749971Z
Language
English
Materials
1 print : engraving
Notes
Title from caption (Local Note)
Provenance
Library copy from the library of Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Series
Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection of Prints--Portlock, William Henry. New, complete and universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels to all the various parts of the world.
Source
"Engraved for Portlock's New collection of voyages & travels.", Portlock, William Henry. New, complete and universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels to all the various parts of the world.
Technique
engraving (printing process)
Attribution
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IIIF Manifest
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