Photos of Toraja in Indonesia

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Man playing instrument Children in Tikala Little girls on a porch in Lemo Hardware store / stand in market in Rantepao Bamboo growing under cliff face--trail at Ketu Kese Children playing with bubbles Children in Tikala Young boy reaching for bubble Weaver in Rantepao Colorful Tongkonan wood tomb Toraja rice fields Old woman with kids Toraja kids playing with bubbles at Londa Nanggala Mother and children in doorway of house near Tikala Toraja children playing with bubbles in cave at Londa Nanggala Kids playing with bubbles Human skull on rock at Ketu Kese Blacksmiths mnking a machete Fish market in Rantepao Cattle jawbones hung along a fence Salak or snakeskin fruit (Salacca Edulis) Metal workers hammering a machete into shape Children playing with bubbles at Londa Nanggala Vegetable and fruit market in Rantepao Hut in a rice field Bucket of live eels at fish market in Rantepao Rice tiers of Batutomonga Coffee being sold at the central market in Rantepao Rice growing around Batutomonga village Construction of a traditional house in Palawa Lemo village Palawa village houses Picking the right eeel at the fish market in Rantepao Palawa village home, note the stack of water buffalo horns Eels at fish market in Rantepao Steer in rice field Muddy rice paddies near Ketu Kese Toraja man painting carved wooded boxes at Keta Kese Tomb carved in granite rock at Pana Rice fields near Batutomonga village Food preparation for a funeral Two Toraja men running while carrying a pig for slaughter Tradtional Toraja house at Ketu Kese Young men riding on roof of minivan Rice paddies near Batutomonga village White hens at market in Rantepao Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of "tuak" Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of palm wine