Indonesia photos: toraja land

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Tau-Tau Effigies at Londa Nanggala

Yellow and brown toad in Sulawesi.

Pomelo (Jerunga) fruit

Giant bamboo (Dendrocalamus giganteus)

Red anchovies at fish market in Rantepao

Palm fruits (close up)

Deep red millipede on forest floor

Top breed white water buffalo

Palawa village

Orange orchid with magenta spots

Muddy rice fields in Tana Toraja

Rice fields

Little girls at Lemo

Rice fields near Batutomonga village

Tombs carved in a rock face at Lemo

Rice fields at Lemo

Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a pig

Rice paddies at Batutomonga

Londa Nanggala cave with wooden funeral effigies and hanging coffins (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Londa Nanggala cave with wooden funeral effigies and hanging coffins. This is the burial custom of the Sa'dan Toraja people of upland Sulawesi.

Traditional painting on the side of a home in Palawa (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Traditional painting on the side of a home in Palawa. Orange and black-brown paint has been used to color the art.

Wooden effigies of the dead at Lemo

Sphenomorphus skink species in Sulawesi.

Rice paddies near Batutomonga village

Selecting among fish at market in Rantepao

Wooden effigies of the dead in cliff walls at Lemo

Green cacao pods still on the tree (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Green cacao pods still on the tree. Cacao is cauliflorous, meaning the fruit grow directly out of the tree trunk and branches.

House gecko on yellow-orange background

Muddy rice fields near Ketu Kese

Terraced rice fields of Batutomonga

Painting of roosters and water buffalos--orange, red, and dark brown paint

Rice paddies near Batutomonga village

Rice fields at Lemo

Woman planting in rice paddy

Coffins and wooden effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala

Water buffalo in rice paddies near Batutomonga village

Woman with kids

Grey tree frog

Terraced rice paddies of Batutomonga

Old woman with children

Human bones in cave at Londa Nanggala

Terraced rice fields of Batutomonga

Skull alongside wodden coffin at Ketu Kese

Old man drinking rice wine at funeral

Picking the right eeel at the fish market in Rantepao

Yellow and brown toad with black markings.

Human remains at cave in Londa Nanggala

Rice fields at Batutomonga

Wooden Coffins at Londa Nanggala

Three ripe cacao pods

Effigies at Londa Nanggala

Rice paddies near Batutomonga village

Typical Toraja house

Tombs carved in a stone wall at Lemo

Asian black chicken

Drying rice at Batutomonga

Market in Rantepao

Rice fields at Batutomonga

Kids at funeral in Toraja land

Rice paddies at Batutomonga

Man carving balsa wood art at Ketu Kese

1000 rupiah note among cigarettes and coins at grave site in cave

Chilis at the market in Rantepao

Cattle jawbones hung along a fence

Palm fruits (close up)

Black dung beetle with orange antennae

Rice growing around Batutomonga village

Little girls on a porch in Lemo

Rice fields at Lemo

Red cacao pod

Ripe red cacao pod with vanilla plant

Children playing with bubbles at Londa Nanggala

Baby grave tree at Sarapung

Durian fruit in the market (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Durian fruit in the market. The sales of Durian have been banned in some markets due to the fruit's offensive odor. It is said that the durian "tastes like heaven but smells like hell."

Little kids at Lemo

Shack in rice fields of Lemo

Purple flowers

Houses of Palawa, a traditional village in Torajaland

Ripening cacao pods still on the tree

Boy on porch in Tikala

Metal workers hammering a machete into shape

Cacao pod with vanilla plant

Toraja man painting carved wooded boxes at Keta Kese

Red millipede

Bucket of live eels at fish market in Rantepao

Tiered rice paddies of Batutomonga

Three ripe cacao pods growing from tree trunk

Workers in rice fields of Batutomonga

Dendrocalamus giganteus bamboo

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

Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala. Suaya.

Food preparation for a funeral

Londa Nanggala cave with hanging coffins and funeral effigies (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Londa Nanggala cave with hanging coffins and funeral effigies. The traditional burial practices of the Sa'dan Toraja people of upland Sulawesi.

Effigies of the dead haning from limestone walls at Lemo

Water buffalo in rice paddy near Batutomonga village

Heliconia

Sack at a cave grave site at Lemo

Crocodile patterns carved in wood at Tongkonan house

Metal workers pounding a machete into shape

Kids peaking through a doorway

Dark red millipede

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

Colorful Tongkonan wood tomb. Suaya.

Tiered rice fields

Unripe green cacao pods

Rice fields

Skulls and coffins in cave at Londa Nanggala

Old woman with kids

Kids playing with bubbles

Man carving wood souvenirs at Ketu Kese

Typical Toraja house

Torajaland sunset

Hut in a rice field

Men preparing to slaughter a pig (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Men preparing to slaughter a pig. The pig is bound with rope to a bamboo pole.

Teak nursery (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Teak nursery. Teak is a good species for reforestation projects. The valuable timber species is fast-growing.

Guide at Londa Nanggala

Rice fields at Lemo

Muddy rice paddies

Green rice paddies of Batutomonga

Ducks in rice paddy in Toraja land

Fish pond in a rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Fish pond in a rice field. Mixing aquaculture with crop cultivation can pay dividends for farmers. Fish fertilize the rice and eat insects and food waste.

Red leaves

Tiered rice fields of Batutomonga

Tradtional Toraja house at Ketu Kese

Black dung beetle with orange antennae.

Highly valued white steer

Yellow toad with brown, black, and rust-colored markings.

Bamboo structure that will house funeral guests (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Bamboo structure that will house funeral guests. More than a hectare of bamboo can be cleared for constructing temporary housing for guests attending a large funeral.

Mountains

Red millipede

Water buffalo in rice fields near Batutomonga village

Fish market in Rantepao

Human skull on rock at Ketu Kese

Toraja homes

Green algae-covered skulls in cave at Londo Nanggala

Chilis and tomatos at the market in Rantepao

Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala

Mother and children in doorway of house near Tikala

Stone coffins at Ketu Kese

Rice fields at Batutomonga

Red leaves

Children in Tikala

Lemo village

Muddy rice paddies near Ketu Kese

Light green and brown dragonfly

Little girls playing with bubbles in Pana

Working in the rice fields

Vegetable and fruit market in Rantepao

Fish pond in a rice field

Teak nursery in Sulawesi

Rice fields at Lemo

Salak or snakeskin fruit (Salacca Edulis)

Construction of a traditional house in Palawa

Tomb carved in granite rock at Pana

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

Traditional Tongkonan wood tomb. Suaya.

Teak tree nursery

The next generation of teak trees

Men carrying hog for slaughter at Tongkonan funeral

Steer in rice field

Children in Tikala

Roosters at market in Rantepao

Men plowing rice paddy at Batutomonga

Water buffalo mural at Palawa (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Water buffalo mural at Palawa. Orange and black-brown paint has been used to color the art.

Cacao pod, rotted due to disease (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Cacao pod, rotted due to disease. Sulawesi is the world's third largest producer of cacao, the source of chocolate, but its cacao crop has recently suffered from disease.

Rice fields at Lemo

Toraja land sunset

Blacksmiths mnking a machete

Toraja kids playing with bubbles at Londa Nanggala

Teak tree farm (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Teak tree farm. Teak is a good tree species for reforestation projects. The valuable timber species is fast-growing.

Asian black rooster

Rice fields at Lemo

Papaya tree with papayas

Rice fields at Lemo

Children in Tikala

Human skull on rock

Eels at fish market in Rantepao

Bamboo shoot

Palawa village home, note the stack of water buffalo horns (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Palawa village home, note the stack of water buffalo horns. This reflects the number of water buffalo killed for the funeral of the owner of this house.

Gray tree frog on leaf

Intricately carved and painted Toraja house in Ketu Kese

Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of "tuak"

Tombs in cliffs at Londa Nanggala

Men tilling rice field at Batutomonga

Children playing with bubbles

Peppers at the market in Rantepao

Rice fields

Hardware store / stand in market in Rantepao

Bamboo growing under cliff face--trail at Ketu Kese

Coffins and wooden funeral effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala

Wooden tongkonan tomb

Stone tomb in a rock wall at Lemo

Pig entrails--preparing for a traditional Torajan funeral

Red millipede

Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of palm wine

Red millipede

Toraja boy drinking "tuak". Tuak is the traditional alcoholic beverage of Toraja land. It is the fermented sap of a certain type of palm tree. Tuak is generally served in a cut tube of bamboo.

Weaver in Rantepao

Rice paddies of Batutomonga

Men making bamboo sheaths for hand knives

Food preparation for a funeral

Toraja rice fields

Palawa village houses

Water buffalo in rice paddy at Batutomonga

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