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Rice fields near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields near Batutomonga village


Giant bamboo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Giant bamboo


Young boy reaching for bubble (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Young boy reaching for bubble


Stone tomb carved in giant granite rock at Pana (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Stone tomb carved in giant granite rock at Pana


Rice paddies near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice paddies near Batutomonga village


Asian gamecock (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Asian gamecock


Man playing instrument (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Man playing instrument


Rice tiers of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice tiers of Batutomonga


Foam of rice wine rising out of bamboo shoot (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Foam of rice wine rising out of bamboo shoot


Pig entrails--prep for a traditional Torajanese funeral (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Pig entrails--prep for a traditional Torajanese funeral


Metal workers pounding a hand knife into shape (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Metal workers pounding a hand knife into shape


Coffee being sold at the central market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Coffee being sold at the central market in Rantepao


Rice fields with mountain peak backdrop (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields with mountain peak backdrop


Muddy rice fields in Torajaland (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Muddy rice fields in Torajaland


Rice fields near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields near Batutomonga village


Toad with mottled brown, beige, and yellow coloring and black spots (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Toad with mottled brown, beige, and yellow coloring and black spots.


White hens at market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
White hens at market in Rantepao


Construction of a traditional home in Palawa (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Construction of a traditional home in Palawa


Two Toraja men running while carrying a pig for slaughter (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Two Toraja men running while carrying a pig for slaughter


Rice fields near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields near Batutomonga village


Terraced rice fields of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Terraced rice fields of Batutomonga


Wooden effigies of the dead in limestone walls at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Wooden effigies of the dead in limestone walls at Lemo


Rotten cacao pod (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rotten cacao pod


Sky reflected off rice paddy (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Sky reflected off rice paddy


Painting carved wooded boxes at Keta Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Painting carved wooded boxes at Keta Kese


Children in Tikala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Children in Tikala


Coffee plant (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Coffee plant


Toraja children playing with bubbles in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Toraja children playing with bubbles in cave at Londa Nanggala


Young men riding on roof of minivan (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Young men riding on roof of minivan


Human bones left in cave as traditional burial practice at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Human bones left in cave as traditional burial practice at Londa Nanggala


Slaughtering a pig at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Slaughtering a pig at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi


Rooster pecking away at carrots in central market (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rooster pecking away at carrots in central market


New cacao pods (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
New cacao pods


Buying and selling at vegetable market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Buying and selling at vegetable market in Rantepao


Mother with children in doorway of home near Tikala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Mother with children in doorway of home near Tikala


Green cacao pods (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Green cacao pods


Rice paddies near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice paddies near Batutomonga village


Severed pig snout and hoof (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Severed pig snout and hoof


Rice paddies near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice paddies near Batutomonga village


Woman working in muddy rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Woman working in muddy rice field


Rice field with red-roofed but traditional Troraja structure in the background (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice field with red-roofed but traditional Troraja structure in the background


Souvenir shop at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Souvenir shop at Lemo


Vegetable market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Vegetable market in Rantepao


Red cacao pod (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Red cacao pod


Rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields


Steer in rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Steer in rice field


Children in Tikala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Children in Tikala


Tana Toraja sunset (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Tana Toraja sunset


Old human bones in a wooden coffin (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Old human bones in a wooden coffin


Live roosters for sale at market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Live roosters for sale at market in Rantepao


Coffee fruit (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Coffee fruit


Muddy rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Muddy rice fields


Flat rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Flat rice fields


Muddy rice fields in Toraja land (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Muddy rice fields in Toraja land


Silk weaver in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Silk weaver in Rantepao


Manioc plants (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Manioc plants


Rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields


Rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields


Mountains and rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Mountains and rice fields


Red cacao pod (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Red cacao pod


Flowers on cross at burial site in Londa Nanggala cave (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Flowers on cross at burial site in Londa Nanggala cave


Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a hog (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a hog


Infant / baby grave tree at Sarapung (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Infant / baby grave tree at Sarapung


Woman planting rice (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Woman planting rice


Men carrying hog for slaughter (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Men carrying hog for slaughter


Large snail in a rice paddy (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Large snail in a rice paddy


Toraja house at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Toraja house at Ketu Kese


Wooden coffin at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Wooden coffin at Lemo


Roast swine at funeral ceremony (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Roast swine at funeral ceremony


Brilliant green rice paddy (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Brilliant green rice paddy


Traditional slaughtering a hog at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Traditional slaughtering a hog at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi


Rooster pecking at carrots in Rantepao market (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rooster pecking at carrots in Rantepao market


Fire (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Fire


Granite boulder grave at Pana (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Granite boulder grave at Pana


Rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields


Melons at vegetable market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Melons at vegetable market in Rantepao


Rice fields with Rantepao in background (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields with Rantepao in background


Father and child fishing in a rice paddy (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Father and child fishing in a rice paddy


Hanging coffins (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Hanging coffins


Roasted swine at funeral ceremony (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Roasted swine at funeral ceremony


Terraced rice paddies of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Terraced rice paddies of Batutomonga


Woman raking drying rice at Palawa village (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Woman raking drying rice at Palawa village


Red-roofed Tongkonan houses (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Red-roofed Tongkonan houses


Palm fruits (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Palm fruits


Men carrying pig for slaughter at Tongkonan funeral (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Men carrying pig for slaughter at Tongkonan funeral


Old human bones in a coffin (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Old human bones in a coffin


Stone tomb carved in a rock face at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Stone tomb carved in a rock face at Lemo


Blacksmiths hammering white-hot metal for machetes (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Blacksmiths hammering white-hot metal for machetes


Kids fishing in a rice paddy (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Kids fishing in a rice paddy


Coffins (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Coffins


Wooden Coffins at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Wooden Coffins at Londa Nanggala


Pig ready for slaughter (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Pig ready for slaughter


Rice fields near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields near Batutomonga village


Rice fields at Lemo village (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields at Lemo village


Wealthy family's burial tomb (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Wealthy family's burial tomb


Terraced rice paddies of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Terraced rice paddies of Batutomonga


Rice terraces of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice terraces of Batutomonga


Femur coated in algae (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Femur coated in algae


Typical Tongkonan house (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Typical Tongkonan house


Rice paddies at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice paddies at Lemo


Girl in Tikala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Girl in Tikala


Girl in Tikala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Girl in Tikala


Tombs in cliffs at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Tombs in cliffs at Londa Nanggala


Rice field backed by mountains (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice field backed by mountains


Little girls playing with bubbles in Pana village (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Little girls playing with bubbles in Pana village


Rice fields of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields of Batutomonga


Flat rice paddies (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Flat rice paddies


Woman planting in Batutomonga rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Woman planting in Batutomonga rice field


Teak farm in Sulawesi for reforestation (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Teak farm in Sulawesi for reforestation


Stones used in funeral practices (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Stones used in funeral practices


Rice paddies near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice paddies near Batutomonga village


Rice fields at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields at Lemo


Roasting swine before a funeral (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Roasting swine before a funeral


Intricately carved wood on side of Toraja house in Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Intricately carved wood on side of Toraja house in Ketu Kese


Wooden Coffins at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Wooden Coffins at Londa Nanggala


Ferns growing on roof of home in Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Ferns growing on roof of home in Ketu Kese


Toraja wedding (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Toraja wedding


Carved wood walls at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Carved wood walls at Ketu Kese


Napkin folded like effigy (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Napkin folded like effigy


Toraja children playing with bubbles (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Toraja children playing with bubbles


Dung beetle with orange antennae (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Dung beetle with orange antennae


Men tilling rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Men tilling rice field


Blacksmiths hammering metal (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Blacksmiths hammering metal


Gate to Torajaland (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Gate to Torajaland


Fish for sale in market at Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Fish for sale in market at Rantepao


Coffins in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Coffins in cave at Londa Nanggala


Toraja land wedding (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Toraja land wedding


Tikala village homes (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Tikala village homes


Rice fields at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields at Lemo


Moon (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Moon


Typical Toraja house (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Typical Toraja house


Woman planting rice in paddy (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Woman planting rice in paddy


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Coffins at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Coffins at Londa Nanggala


Wood and grass home (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Wood and grass home


Woman with children (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Woman with children


Broken coffin in cave at Londa Nanggala, with contents on floor of cave (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Broken coffin in cave at Londa Nanggala, with contents on floor of cave


Woman working in muddy rice paddy (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Woman working in muddy rice paddy


Skull on rock at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Skull on rock at Ketu Kese


Pomelo (Jerunga) fruit (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Pomelo (Jerunga) fruit


Tiered rice paddies of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Tiered rice paddies of Batutomonga


Terraced rice fields of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Terraced rice fields of Batutomonga


Central market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Central market in Rantepao


Blood on palm leaves following ritual slaughter of a pig (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Blood on palm leaves following ritual slaughter of a pig


Carvings on coffin at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Carvings on coffin at Londa Nanggala


Slaughter of a pig at a funeral ceremony in Toraja Land (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Slaughter of a pig at a funeral ceremony in Toraja Land


Site of Toraja funerals where cattle are slaghtered (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Site of Toraja funerals where cattle are slaghtered


Valuable white steer (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Valuable white steer


Silk spinner in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Silk spinner in Rantepao


Children in Tikala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Children in Tikala


Rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields


Wealthy family's burial tomb--made of concrete (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Wealthy family's burial tomb--made of concrete


Drying cacao pods (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Drying cacao pods


Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a hog (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a hog


Rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields


Pana grave (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Pana grave


Man carving wood trays at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Man carving wood trays at Ketu Kese


Fire (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Fire


Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala


Mother with kids in doorway of home near Tikala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Mother with kids in doorway of home near Tikala


Stone coffin at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Stone coffin at Ketu Kese


Children in Tikala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Children in Tikala


Fire (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Fire


Workers in rice paddies of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Workers in rice paddies of Batutomonga


Distant view of cliff tombs at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Distant view of cliff tombs at Londa Nanggala


Tree roots growing into cave (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Tree roots growing into cave


Sweet potato leaves (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Sweet potato leaves


Stone graves hewn out of a giant granite boulder at the village of Pana (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Stone graves hewn out of a giant granite boulder at the village of Pana


Tiered rice paddies of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Tiered rice paddies of Batutomonga


Water buffalo in rice fields at Batutomonga  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Water buffalo in rice fields at Batutomonga


Stone tomb at Pana (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Stone tomb at Pana


Man carving wood souvenirs at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Man carving wood souvenirs at Ketu Kese


Center of Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Center of Rantepao


Coffins in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Coffins in cave at Londa Nanggala


Woman planting in rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Woman planting in rice field


Rice field in Toraja land (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice field in Toraja land


Mountains (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Mountains


Toraja children playing with bubbles (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Toraja children playing with bubbles


Skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala


Traditional Tongkonan wood tomb (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Traditional Tongkonan wood tomb


Water buffalo in rice field near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Water buffalo in rice field near Batutomonga village


Woman working in rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Woman working in rice field


Tongkonan nen carrying hog for slaughter at funeral (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Tongkonan nen carrying hog for slaughter at funeral


Human remains in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Human remains in cave at Londa Nanggala


Toraja children playing with bubbles (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Toraja children playing with bubbles


Intricate wood carvings on side of Toraja house in Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Intricate wood carvings on side of Toraja house in Ketu Kese


Tomb carved in giant granite rock at Pana (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Tomb carved in giant granite rock at Pana


Stone coffin at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Stone coffin at Ketu Kese


Rice fields (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields


Toraja land wedding (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Toraja land wedding


Rice paddies of Batutomonga (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice paddies of Batutomonga


Mother with kids in doorway of house near Tikala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Mother with kids in doorway of house near Tikala


Skull in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Skull in cave at Londa Nanggala


Toraja children playing with bubbles (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Toraja children playing with bubbles


Woman spinning silk in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Woman spinning silk in Rantepao


Central market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Central market in Rantepao


Rice fields near Batutomonga village  (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Rice fields near Batutomonga village


Leaf covered motorcycle (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Leaf covered motorcycle


Fire (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Fire


Ducks in rice field in Toraja land (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Ducks in rice field in Toraja land


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