21011- 21724 After a death in the Toraja Society, the deceased are put into a stone grave carved out of the cliffside or in coffins hanging from the rocks. A wooden effigy or tau-tau is put up near the grave to look out over the land. Only the wealthy are buried in such graves which are expensive to carve and take a few months to complete - the higher up the cliff the wealthier the deceased. Marante Village, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi *
21011- 21723 After a death in the Toraja Society, the deceased are put into a stone grave carved out of the cliffside or in coffins hanging from the rocks. A wooden effigy or tau-tau is put up near the grave to look out over the land. The effigies are tightly packed together, with generations of wooden replicas of deceased villagers standing shoulder to shoulder looking down upon trespassers for all eternity. Marante Village, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi *
21011-21707 The Toraja people are a tribal culture with animist roots blended into Christianity. They live in the highlands of south Sulawesi. Tongkonan are traditional Torajan houses which stand high on wooden piles, topped with a distinctive roof shaped in a sweeping curved arc. The walls are incised with red, black, and yellow detailed wood-carved patterns as shown here and may be adorned with a buffalo head mounted on the facade of the tongkonan. These heads are made of painted wood, but fitted with real horns. Pallawa Site, Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi *
