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Burial. Mezinka St. Lawrence Is'd
Unknown1897–1899
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
View of the body of an indigenous Alaskan woman prepared for burial. The body lies on its back with its head turned towards the camera. Flowers have been placed over the groin.
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Details
- Title: Burial. Mezinka St. Lawrence Is'd
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1897–1899
- Location Created: Saint Lawrence Island, Nome, Alaska, United States
- Physical Dimensions: 11.3 × 16.4 cm (4 7/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Gelatin silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 84.XA.1547.9
- Culture: American
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Creator Display Name: Unknown maker
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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