Community members and family from the farms and nearby Ficksburg town in the eastern Free State, South Africa, attend the wake and funeral of a young woman who succumbed to an Aids-related illness. Her name is intentionally withheld from the caption
The night vigil. Photo Leonie Marinovich
Female relatives keep watch over the coffin of a young woman who succumbed to Aids-related illnesses. 2002. Photo Leonie Marinovich
The female relatives support the mother of the deceased during the wake. She will not be left alone during this period. 2002. Photo Leonie Marinovich
Family members support the mother of the deceased, wrapped in blankets worn by the Basotho people of Southern Africa. 2002. Photo Leonie Marinovich
Community members and family from the farms and nearby Ficksburg town in the eastern Free State attend the wake and funeral of a young woman who succumbed to Aids 2002. Photo Leonie Marinovich
The men see to the burial in the small family burial plot on the farm where they live, near Ficksburg, Free State Province, South Africa. Photo Leonie Marinovich.
Male relatives cover the grave with stones. The headstone will be erected after some time for mourning has passed. Photo Leonie Marinovich.
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