DP108_07 - A close up of the buffalo sacrificial post, Toda Lama, Flores, Indonesia

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CreatorDorothy PelzerDescriptionThis post called the peo post is that at which a buffalo is sacrificed. Between the twin forks there is a depression for the rope for tethering the buffalo. The circular depressions on the forks represent stars. On the main post the human face with eyes and ears is represented.(Cf. Molnar, Andrea Katalin. 2000. Grandchildren of the Ga'e ancestors. Leiden : KITLV Press. pp. 196-200. ISEAS Library DS611 K82 no.185)Date Original14 July 1965CountryIndonesia

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SeriesISEAS0078 DP108_05-08Southeast Asian Cultural CollectionDorothy Pelzer

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SubjectFloresIndonesiaAnimal sacrificeWater buffaloesTodaLama

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ProvenanceDorothy Pelzer

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