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Mahafaly funerary art - Madagascar
The Mahafaly funerary art is characterized by the erection of numerous "aloalo" on tombs and is considered the most prestigious of the island, and has been transmitted from father to son.
These wooden posts carved with geometric motifs represent the everyday life of a deceased, reflect an entire stage of life and may even be overcome objects (a truck for a driver, a bike, etc ....). The number of "aloalo" symbolizes the honor of the deceased, his wealth, his success and high social status.
Each tomb is a solid boxlike stone sculpture that may be surmounted by as many as thirty wood sculptures.
Mahafaly funerary art - Madagascar
The Mahafaly funerary art is characterized by the erection of numerous "aloalo" on tombs and is considered the most prestigious of the island, and has been transmitted from father to son.
These wooden posts carved with geometric motifs represent the everyday life of a deceased, reflect an entire stage of life and may even be overcome objects (a truck for a driver, a bike, etc ....). The number of "aloalo" symbolizes the honor of the deceased, his wealth, his success and high social status.
Each tomb is a solid boxlike stone sculpture that may be surmounted by as many as thirty wood sculptures.