Preparing for the sacrifice

Item Information

Title:
Preparing for the sacrifice
Description:
People arrive for the sacrificial ritual celebrating the feast day of a saint. The outdoor altar is whitewashed stone.
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:
Altars--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Animal sacrifice--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Automobiles--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Clothing and dress--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Fast and feasts--Caucasus, South--Photographs
Georgians (South Caucasians)--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-i0020
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-i0020