B146 Ritual: bringing the sekah, temporary receptacle for a dead soul, to the sea to send it away.

Title of artwork	B146 Ritual: bringing the sekah, temporary receptacle for a dead soul, to the sea to send it away.
Date of work	September 17, 1937
Artist(s)	Ida Bagus Made Jatasura
Locations	Painted at > Batuan
Collected in ...	Was previously collected in > Bateson and Mead Collection Is currently collected in > Private Collection, Los Angeles
Catalog Number	B 146
Photo credit	The Photographer Princeton
Description	WOMAN BEARING; TEMPLE; EXTERIOR; GREY-FILL; STEPS; CREMATION; PROCESSION; WATER; FISHING BOAT; NUDE; SNAXE; TIPPED-UP
Abstracted summary	Sending ashes out to sea: great central walled temple, procession walking round it carrying sedan chairs with ashes; women in kneeling line before temple; R: canoe.
Medium of production	ink on paper
Height (inches)	9.5 15