Older men at the place of sheep sacrifice

Item Information

Title:
Older men at the place of sheep sacrifice
Description:
Older men at the place of sheep sacrifice. One of the men is drinking wine or chacha. At the right is the altar, made of whitewashed stones. Behind them are the mountains and the river.
Photographer:
Halpern, Joel Martin
Date:
1961
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Slides (photographs)
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
Joel M. Halpern Papers
Series:
Series 8A. Slides
Subjects:
Alcoholic beverages--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Altars--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Animal sacrifice--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Clothing and dress--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Fast and feasts--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Georgians (South Caucasians)--Photographs
Mountains--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Rites and ceremonies--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Sheep--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Shrines--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Places:
Caucasus, South
Voenno-Gruzinskaíà doroga (Georgia and Russia)
Extent:
1 slide ; 5 x 5 cm.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mufs001-gsr-i0032
Terms of Use:
All rights for this image are held by Joel M. Halpern. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Identifier:
mufs001-gsr-i0032