Sulawesi - Lokomata Burial Site
Lokomata’s claim to fame is its huge rock face just before the village, in which over sixty mausoleums have been carved. An impressive sight, especially realizing that the higher chambers can only be reached on flimsy bamboo structures that have been placed against the rock. Many of the graves have been elaborately decorated, and contain photos of the deceased, as well as (plastic) flowers, bottles and lots of other things – the Toraja believe that goods can be taken to the afterworld, and the more are being offered, the easier the passage will be. Other graves seem to have been abandoned long ago. Tau tau – effigies of the dead – accompany some of the graves.
Sulawesi - Lokomata Burial Site
Lokomata’s claim to fame is its huge rock face just before the village, in which over sixty mausoleums have been carved. An impressive sight, especially realizing that the higher chambers can only be reached on flimsy bamboo structures that have been placed against the rock. Many of the graves have been elaborately decorated, and contain photos of the deceased, as well as (plastic) flowers, bottles and lots of other things – the Toraja believe that goods can be taken to the afterworld, and the more are being offered, the easier the passage will be. Other graves seem to have been abandoned long ago. Tau tau – effigies of the dead – accompany some of the graves.