The Southeast Asia Digital Library holds a fascinating collection of photographs from the region. In this photo from 1959 women can be seen putting incense on a funeral pyre as monks look on and children play.
Permission has been given by the rights-holder, Northern Illinois University, to reproduce this image.
Title Women Putting Incense on Side of Pyre Before Cremation
Creator Ebihara, May Mayko
Description At Funeral of Yeii Poo (1959-09-07 to 1959-09-09) Svay, Kandal Province, Cambodia.
Description This item digitized and made available online with funds provided by United States Department of Education, TICFIA (Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information) Grant P337A05006.
Publisher Northern Illinois University Libraries - Southeast Asia Digital Library (http://sea.lib.niu.edu)
Publisher The May Ebihara Collection
Contributor The May Ebihara Collection, Northern Illinois University
Date 1959-09-09
Type Photograph
Identifier SEAImages:NegIV12
Source The May Ebihara Collection: Ethnographic Research in Rural Community, 1950-1995.
Coverage Cambodia
Rights May Mayko Ebihara, Northern Illinois University
Belongs to the Collection: The May Ebihara Collection: Ethnographic Research in Rural Community, 1959-1995.
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