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Holdings: 35mm slide: 19729
Date of Photo: Jan. 26, 1979
World Region: Middle America
Region: Middle America
Country: Mexico
State/Province: Chihuahua
Political Location: Rejogochi
Description: Grave of Sobrino, a resident of Samachique Pueblo who died in Umira and was buried in the Rejogochi cemetery. The body was wrapped in a blanket which was secured to a corral pole and carried to the gravesite. After burial, the pole was left at the grave. The small wooden cross to the left of the larger wooden cross at the head of the grave is comparable to Item 92032.
Image Categories: Architecture: Funerary
Source Type Detail: Photographer (Original): Merrill, William L.

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Full citation: "Grave of Sobrino, a resident of Samachique Pueblo who died in Umira and was buried in the Rejogochi cemetery. The body was wrapped in a blanket which was secured to a corral pole and carried to the gravesite. After burial, the pole was left at the grave. The small wooden cross to the left of the larger wooden cross at the head of the grave is comparable to Item 92032.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-3441/3441. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 16, 2024.