Beehive-shaped kumbei or tomb, Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu, China, 1936

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Title: Beehive-shaped kumbei or tomb, Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu, China, 1936
Creator: Pickens, Claude L., 1900-1985
Published / Created: 1936
Publication Place: Ningsia, China, Asia
Description: A 'Beehive' kumbei peculiar to the Wuchungpao Plain, Ningsia. Although the door of the kumbei may open in any direction, the sepulchre inside will always be placed North and South.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
Extent: 8 x 11.5 cm.

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Collection / Other Creator: Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
Collection Date: 1834-2002
Container / Volume: Box 333 | Folder 2

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