Burial tree

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Inuit tree burial, Leaf River, Quebec, c. 1924-1936

A burial tree or burial scaffold is a tree or simple structure used for supporting corpses or coffins. They were once common among the Balinese, the Naga people, certain Australian Aborigines, and some North American Indian groups.[1]

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