Turtleback Tombs (Kameko-baka)

Image View Description: Exterior
Work Type: architecture
Culture: Japanese
Location: Itoman (Okinawa, Japan)
Notes: These tombs serve as ancestral vaults for holding urns. They have a style that is particular to the island of Okinawa.
Image Source: The Trustees of Columbia University, Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology
Photographer: Jonathan Reynolds
Record ID: Himeyuri_0172


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