The tower with the body follows. It may contain the body itself, or symbols of the body. Bones are always kept at the graveyard. The symbol would be made of wood with a figure drawn on it.
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Beating cloth to finish it, Abeokuta
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/532/036
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Male dancer teaching young female pupil, part of a gamelan orchestra in the edge of the frame. Probably at Walter Spies’ villa in Campuhan.
object | ARC/DEZ/397/2048
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Photograph of 'Skilled detail welders making elevator ribs'
object | ARC/BH/BOO/012/001/004/080
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Dancer in Dance posture with male adult partner
object | ARC/DEZ/397/0004
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