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Burial tree
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<p>A burial tree or burial scaffold is a tree or simple structure used for supporting <a href="/facts/Corpse/g3SzbFxy">corpses</a> or <a href="/facts/Coffin/17LIeuK5">coffins</a>. They were once common among the <a href="/facts/Balinese_people/qjQsCszq">Balinese</a>, the <a href="/facts/Naga_people/VyFqtPlY">Naga people</a>, certain <a href="/facts/Aboriginal_Australians/DNAQ5z5m">Aboriginal Australians</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Sioux/NoM3bc62">Sioux</a> and other <a href="/facts/North_American_First_Nations/LG2r6wXm">North American First Nations</a>. </p>