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tribal Art, Primitive Art, Ethnographic Art,
Oceanic Art. Folk Art, Ethnic Cultures, Artifacts, Textiles & Costumes,
Sculpture. Masks, Beadwork, Fetishes, Charms. Jewelry, Baskets, Weapons,
Shields, Indonesia, Borneo. Sumatra, Sulawese, Java, Bali, Timor, Flores,
Sumba. Lombok, Molucca, Philippines, Luzon, Mindanao, Nepal, Burma, Thailand.
Laos, Vietnam, India, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Dayak. lban, Kayan,
Kenyah, Modang, Bahau, Ngaju, Batak, Toraja, Naga, Dong Song.
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The TORAJA HIGHLANDS, with its traditional "boat shaped" houses, and terraced rice fields offers a fascinating look at wedding dancers, "modern" and "ancient" TAU-TAUS (or ancestor figure), limestone cliff graves, and old style coffins with skulls. |
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FLYING INTO THE TORAJA HIGHLANDS, LOOKING DOWN AT CLUSTERS OF TRADITIONAL "BOAT SHAPED" HOUSES. | |
| A VIEW OF THE SA'DAN RIVER, THE HEART OF SA'DAN TORAJA HOMELAND |  |
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A VIEW OF TERRACED RICE FIELDS AND THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF TORAJALAND | |
| PIGS FOR SALE AT THE MAIN MARKET IN RANTEPAO, CENTER OF THE MAIN TORAJA VALLEY |  |
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ROWS OF TRADITIONAL RICE GRANARIES, NANGALLA VILLAGE | |
| A VIEW OF THE LAST STONE ROOFED HOUSE IN TANATORAJA. MORE THAN 300 YEARS OLD. REMBON AREA |  |
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DANCERS AT A WEDDING OUTSIDE OF RANTEPAO. NOTE: THE BEADED PIECES DRAPED OVER THE SHOULDERS OF THE DANCERS | |
| ROWS OF BUFFALO HORNS ON SIDE OF OLD TRADITIONAL HOUSE. THE HORNS REPRESENT PREVIOUS FEASTS AND CEREMONIES, ADDING MERIT AND STATUS TO THE HOUSEHOLD |  |
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"RANTE" (FIELD) OF CONSTRUCTION OF TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR UPCOMING FUNERAL OF AN IMPORTANT TORAJAN | |
| "MODERN' TAU-TAU (OR ANCESTOR FIGURE), RECENTLY CARVED AND READY FOR THE DEATH CEREMONY. THE WOMAN DIED TWENTY FIVE (25) YEARS EARLIER AND ONLY NOW WAS THE FAMILY ABLE TO AFFORD THE COSTLY RITUAL. |  |
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ROWS OF ANCIENT "TAU-TAUS" IN BALCONIES OVERLOOKING THE VILLAGE OF SUAYA | |
| CLOSE UP OF "TAU-TAUS" AT SUAYA |  |
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LIMESTONE CLIFF GRAVES AT PANA VILLAGE. MOST DOORS TO GRAVES HAVE BUFFALO MOTIFS - SYMBOLS OF WEALTH IN TORAJA | |
| CONSTRUCTION OF NEW GRAVES. |  |
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OLD STYLE COFFIN WITH SKULLS, USED BEFORE CLIFF STYLE GRAVES. COFFIN IS IN SHAPE OF TRADITIONAL HOUSE. | |
| BABY GRAVES IN TREE. BABIES WHO DIE PRIOR TO HAVING TEETH ARE PLACED IN HOLES IN TREES. OVER TIME THE TREE GROWS OVER THE GRAVES HOLE RETURNING THE BABY'S BODY BACK TO NATURE |  |
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