Begräbnipstätte der Samals auf dem Eilande Malipano. [Burial Ground of the Samals on the Island of Malipano]

Description

wood engraving on text page.

View from Globus. Illustrierte Zeitschrift für Länder- und Völkerkunde mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Anthropologie und Ethnologie.

This woodcut engraving depicts a sacred Samal (Sama-Bajau) cemetery nestled within the dense coastal foliage of Malipano Islet, off the coast of Samal in the Gulf of Davao. The composition captures open wooden burial shelters featuring thatched roofs erected over raised graves, alongside intricately carved wooden markers (sunduk) bearing geometric and anthropomorphic motifs. Surrounded by soaring palm trees, the scene highlights the serene and remote setting chosen for these ancestral resting places.