Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Burial pole, accession number 11-40761, described as Burial pole; abstract and geometric designs in mineral pigments, including ochers, and charcoal; 2 upright posts below top, 3 cylinders below; carpet snake design said to be on top cylinder, footpath design on middle cylinder, creek design on bottom cylinder; sprayed with a solution of 10% Elmer’s Glue in water to consolidate paint; gravepost for mourning (pukamuni) ceremony; a gift to the dead; according to Hart and Pilling, the size of the ceremony depends on age, sex and importance of deceased; held some time after death; posts, made by nonmourners chosen by chief mourner, are erected on the grave; this post related to creation myth of Bima, the wife of Purukupali.