On Nov 25, 2011, at 8:37 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: David Mann > >> I considered one of my photos of this for the upcoming PUG. It's in >> a rather out-of-the-way graveyard on the West Coast that we had a >> quick look at last weekend. >> >> I can't figure out what it is or what it was used for. Given its >> shape and surroundings I assume it has something to do with burials. >> I seem to remember that the rod sticking downwards protrudes below >> the base (you can just see it in the centre of the near side). >> >> http://www.multi.net.nz/cemetery-thing/ >> >> Any ideas? > > > The shape of the cutout mimics that of old coffins. There's not much to scale > it by, but it appears to be sized for an infant's or a small child's coffin. > Beyond that, I have not a clue.
I suspect that it may be used for graveside services, to hold the coffin in the grave, but next to the surface where it's visible. After everyone goes home, the staff laborers lift the whole assembly out of the ground, lower the coffin into place, and fill the hole with dirt. The metal flanges are probably covered with astroturf during the ceremony. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
