DP102_21 - A view of the stone graves in cliffsides with tau tau (wooden effigies) and wooden doors, Lemo, Toraja, Indonesia.

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe stone graves or rock tombs are hewn out in steep cliff faces where the body of the deceased and the tau tau are placed. These can only be reached by bamboo ladders. The tau tau lean on balustrades made of wood or hewn out of the rock. Date Original9 June 1965CountryIndonesia

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SeriesISEAS0076 DP102_17-23, DP102_25Southeast Asian Cultural CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectTau tau (Wooden effigies)LemoTorajaIndonesia

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ProvenanceDorothy Pelzer

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Accession NumberDP102_21

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Source testDorothy Pelzer