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Erection for burning the dead in Cambodia
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Erection for burning the dead in Cambodia

Artist John Thomson (Scottish, 1837 - 1921)
Dateca. 1862-1864
MediumAlbumen carte-de-visite
DimensionsImage and sheet: 3 5/8 × 2 5/16 inches (9.22 × 5.87 cm)
Mount: 4 × 2 7/16 inches (10.16 × 6.15 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.24.21
SignedArtist's stamp on mount verso, center, in red ink: "THOMSON / SINGAPORE"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, top, in black pen: [illegible] "...for burning / the dead in / Cambodia"
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DescriptionImage of mostly shirtless individuals gathered under and around rustic tent-like structures placed amid a sandy landscape with tall palm trees and a large multi-tiered building.Provenance
With The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO by 2017;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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