Post mortem photography

Outdoor portrait. Full length shot. Post mortem photography. The deceased person is lying on the chair with his eyes closed,open mouth and cotton is stuffed inside the nostricles.He is wearing cloth to cover his upper body, flower garland(poomalai) and veshti. He his holding a stick in his right arm. His wife is standing beside him on the left side wearing saree.flower garland (poomalai),nose studd(mukuti),ear studd (kadukan). She has a short hair cut. Men are standing at the sides, wearing folded veshti and turban(talapakai). There is a thatch house in the background.

Extent and format of original material: Film black and white negative.