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| The Seamer family grave. Wesley Division C Row 21, Plots 80-84 Waikumete Cemetery. Photo: Cathy Currie |
In gravestone iconography the tree trunk is thought to be representative of the shortness of life on the physical plane. [2] There are other possible messages a tree trunk may portray, as throughout history the tree has had a variety of meanings to different peoples. With roots anchoring it in the earth and branches that reach toward heaven, the strong trunk of a tree connects the two and symbolises the journey of the soul from the physical to the heavenly realm. [3]
