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photo gallery: indonesia part 3: fancy foods and foreign funerals (tentena and rantepao)

2011-09-132019-07-10 markus

the following images are part of this blog post.

tentena: the bridge for pedestrians and motorcycles

panorama: tentena’s eel traps, at the mouth of danau poso.

tentena’s eel traps, at the mouth of danau poso.

waste disposal. (who would throw away a perfectly good rooster?)

i would not want to have a medical emergency in tentena! (not that it was much better elsewhere…)

this woman sells fresh bananas and fresh donuts. the ideal shop!

panorama: air terjun salopa (salopa waterfalls) near tentena

a particularly wet stairway at air terjun salopa (salopa waterfalls)

a particularly wet stairway at air terjun salopa (salopa waterfalls)

air terjun salopa (salopa waterfalls)

panorama: air terjun salopa (salopa waterfalls)

heavy rainfalls on the way back. i wished i also had a bucket.

two indonesian boys in the rain.

adventure dinner: spicy stewed fruit bat

panorama: pamona indah permai, the only actual restaurant in tentena, is a mix between a restaurant, shop and garage.

the sugili (eel), on the other hand, was splendid! (pamona indah permai)

the road south. next stop: rantepao, tana toraja.

public bus

rantepao, tana toraja: on our way to pasar bolu (bolu market), we saw our first water buffalos.

take-away pig strapped to a mororcycle (pasar bolu)

pasar bolu, rantepao. vegetable section

water buffalos at the livestock market (pasar bolu)

water buffalos at the livestock market (pasar bolu)

water buffalos at the livestock market (pasar bolu)

close examination of roosters for cockfights (pasar bolu)

typical traffic at pasar bolu, rantepao.

panorama: flooded rice fields in buntao, toraja land

panorama: flooded rice fields in buntao, toraja land

on our way to the torajan funeral ceremonies, buntao, tana toraja

pigs strapped to bamboo, at the entrance of the funeral site (torajan funeral ceremony)

panorama: temporary buildings at the funeral site (torajan funeral ceremony)

the funeral site (torajan funeral ceremony)

torajan funeral ceremony

torajan funeral ceremony

pig delivery. guests bring gifts for the family of the deceased (torajan funeral ceremony)

pigs to be sacrificed (torajan funeral ceremony)

cigarettes for the guests (torajan funeral ceremony)

torajan funeral ceremony

tea and cookies for the guests (torajan funeral ceremony)

torajan funeral ceremony

tongkonan building (torajan funeral ceremony)

a water buffalo is led to the center of the site (torajan funeral ceremony)

the water buffalo to be sacrificed (torajan funeral ceremony)

the coffins are taken from the house to a place overlooking the sacrifice site (torajan funeral ceremony)

double funeral: father and cousin died within one year, so the family decided to do a joint funeral.

the buffalo is about to be sacrificed. the crowd gathers around, even the locals prepare to take pictures. (torajan funeral ceremony)

please continue only, if you’re prepared to see dead animals.

traditional water buffalo sacrifice (torajan funeral ceremony)

water buffalo sacrifice (torajan funeral ceremony)

some of the water buffalo’s blood is collected (torajan funeral ceremony)

water buffalo sacrifice (torajan funeral ceremony)

water buffalo sacrifice (torajan funeral ceremony)

a kid testing whether the sacrificed water buffalo is really dead (torajan funeral ceremony)

water buffalo sacrifice (torajan funeral ceremony)

the skinning starts. water buffalo sacrifice (torajan funeral ceremony)

water buffalo skinning (torajan funeral ceremony)

water buffalo skinning (torajan funeral ceremony)

traditional pig sacrifice (torajan funeral ceremony)

pig sacrifice (torajan funeral ceremony)

the pig’s hair is burned off (torajan funeral ceremony)

the pig is taken apart immediately, to be cooked right away (torajan funeral ceremony)

torajan funeral ceremony

kids are watching the processing of the water buffalo, dogs try to snitch some meat.

kids are watching the processing of the water buffalo.

a little boy receives a pair of buffalo hooves to play with.

ucu, our guide for the day

panorama: rice terraces in toraja land

rocky roads. i was surprised to find out what an ordinary scooter can take.

rice field and (alive) water buffalo

a worker separates the rice grains from the chaff.

lunch: cooked pig’s trotter with rice. “it’s good meat, there’s no fat!”

flat tire on ucu’s bike. this was an unsuccessful attempt at closing the hole by melting the rubber under pressure.

on the way back from the funeral ceremony

rice terraces in tana toraja

rice terraces in tana toraja

paniorama: rice terraces in tana toraja

tongkonan (traditional torajan) rice storage buildings. the more rice fields you own, the more of them you have, the richer your family is.

an ordinary house with tongkonan extension.

panorama: tongkonan rice storage buildings. traditional torajan architecture.

panorama: rice fields near buntao

objek wisata, a torajan baby grave tree

panorama: objek wisata, a torajan baby grave tree

babies under 3 months of age are buried in a holy tree to give them back to nature. (baby grave tree)

several of the older graves are almost completely closed into the tree. (baby grave tree in kambira, tana toraja, sulawesi)

panorama: oni ballo, torajan bamboo orchestra

oni ballo, torajan bamboo orchestra

christian church with tongkonan extension

kings’ stone grave. wooden effigies of the dead kings called “tau tau” protect the graves.

panorama: torajan cave grave

panorama: ancient coffins and tau tau – torajan cave grave

ancient coffins and tau tau – torajan cave grave

tongkonan style cottages at duta 88 – a quiet little oasis in the middle of rantepao

torajan ornaments at a tongkonan cottage at duta 88

torajan ornaments at a tongkonan cottage at duta 88

pa’piong – water buffalo meat, vegetables and coconut, cooked in bamboo. a torajan specialty worth trying!

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