DP104_14 - A view of tongkonan (ancestral house) in Palawa, Toraja, Indonesia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThe tongkonan (ancestral house) in a typical Toraja village such as Palawa has two rows arranged opposite each other. The sturdy bamboo poles supporting the roof are free standing. Two children are seated at the base of one of them watching a passing villager draped in a loose white cloth and carrying a large bundle on his left shoulderDate Original16 June 1965CountryIndonesia

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SeriesISEAS0077 DP104_11-32Southeast Asian Cultural CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectHousesPalawaTorajaIndonesiaVillagesTongkonan (Ancestral house)

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