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oct 2004 shinta djiwatampu

afterlife puppets

melaka, malaysia

these dolls are made especially for chinese cremation ceremony. the chinese culture have a tradition of burning miniature houses with all its furnishings (including people, money, cars, etc), made out of paper. the bigger the house and the more elaborate its belongings, the more it is believed that the person who died will live happilly in the afterlife...

Olympus C-3020Z
1/50s f/2.8 at 22.5mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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