burial shrouds
Cloths for interment
Burial shrouds are cloths used to wrap a body for burial.
Before coffins became standard, the dead were typically wrapped in simple fabric—often linen or cotton—and placed directly in the ground.
Some religious traditions still prefer shrouds: Jewish burial uses a plain white cloth called a tachrichim, and Islamic practice wraps the body in kafan.
She was buried in a simple burial shroud as her faith required.
- winding sheetBurial wrapping for corpses
- woolSheared animal fiber
- linenFlax-derived textile
- white linenBleached woven flax
- whiteAbsence of pigment
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burial container type
burial shroudscaskets
Burial containers for bodies
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