Arkivism
Circumcision and burial among the Khoekhoe
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Circumcision and burial among the Khoekhoe

1729 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with two depictions of rituals of the Khoekhoe, respectively a circumcision and a funeral ceremony. Top: A young man is circumcised. For the occasion, a ram is sacrificed. In the background, an older man urinates on the head of the boy. Bottom: A man is carried to his grave in a hollow. The whole village walks in a procession behind the bearers. Below the depictions, a caption in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieAfrican traditional religionsfunerary ceremonialKhoikhoiZuid-Afrika
Credit lineBesnijdenis en begrafenis onder de Khoekhoe. 1729. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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