Typical Houses from Tana Toraja

This area has very distinctive housing styles. The shape is reminiscent of a boat that reflects how the first ancestors arrived. It is also in the shape of buffalo horns--which reflects how one will leave this earth since you are accompanied by buffalo spirits to heaven.

Buffalo Sacrifices in Tana Toraja

July 4th 2010
June 22, 2010 Tana Toraja. Little Warning: Pictures are Quite Bloody. So, don’t look if you get queasy. I put the harder ones to take at the end. I don’t even know how to process this day. We traveled nine long hours to get to this area that is simply stunning: mountains alongside rice paddies, unique boat-like architecture, and smiling faces always ready with a “Hello Mister!” Supposedl ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sulawesi » Tana Toraja

The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more

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