cap, widows

human history

widows cap made from spiders web. used by widows to suffocate themselves after their husband's death; the web is collected on a cane frame in the bush;

Whakahounga o Mua: 22 Apr 2026
Wāhi
Tanna/New Hebrides/Vanuatu
Tohu Tuakiri Kē

14936 (ethnology)

Q64 (Edge-Partington)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API