Art Resource - AR978619

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Woman wearing full mourning costume, Melanesia, 1920. After the death of a man his wife is secluded in an enclosure of mats, she smears her body in mud, wails continuously and only goes out at night. When she finally leaves the enclosure she wears a costume of grass. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920.

Unique Identifier AR978619

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3658px × 4775px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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