DP102_22 - A view of the stone graves in cliffsides with tau tau (wooden effigies) and wooden doors, Lemo, Toraja, Indonesai

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionMassive limestone cliffs have burial vaults hewn out of them. The vaults contain the bodies of the deceased and at their entrances stand the tau tau (wooden effigies) standing on balconies. Each body has been moved gradually from inside the house to the yard, to the funeral ground and lastly to its final resting placeDate Taken9 June 1965CountryIndonesiaSourceDorothy PelzerSubjectTau tau (Wooden effigies)LemoTorajaIndonesia

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Original FormatSlideDigital FormatImage/JPGColourColourProvenanceDorothy PelzerSeriesISEAS0076 DP102_17-23, DP102_25Image Accession NumberDP102_22

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DP102_22 - A view of the stone graves in cliffsides with tau tau (wooden effigies) and wooden doors, Lemo, Toraja, Indonesai

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