165. Pomana, or memorial feast. Two men are charged with circumambulating the banquet table, each carrying 22 lighted tapers. This ritual takes place before the assembled Rom sit down to eat. The pomana meal features ritually washed fruit and foods of which the deceased was fond. Mounted.

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Collection Creator
Ostroff, Eugene, d. 1999 (NMAH Curator)
Salo, Matt, Dr.
Haberstich, David E., 1941-
Ahlborn, Richard E., 1933-2015
Alland, Alexander, Sr. (Alexander Landschaft), 1902-1989
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Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints
Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints / Series 1: Photoprints / 1.9: "Red Bandanna" Romany Gypsies, The Bowery, Lower East Side
Container
Box 2, Folder 2
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints, 1932-1943, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artist.
Collection Rights
Copyrighted material: photographs may not be reproduced without written permission from the Estate of Alexander Alland, Sr.
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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165. Pomana, or memorial feast. Two men are charged with circumambulating the banquet table, each carrying 22 lighted tapers. This ritual takes place before the assembled Rom sit down to eat. The pomana meal features ritually washed fruit and foods of which the deceased was fond. Mounted.
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