Patane Tomb with Tau-Tau Effigies - Kete-Kesu Traditional Toraja Burial Site

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Patane Tomb with Tau-Tau Effigies - Kete-Kesu Traditional Toraja Burial Site

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Ke'te Kesu' traditional Toraja burial site (Sulawesi Island, Indonesia)

This type of burial is called Patane.

There is a balcony with Toraja effigies called "Tau-tau", representing the deceased.

The effigies are life-size wooden sculptures with large open spooky eyes, and they are generally placed on a balcony above a rock tomb. They are like dead persons looking day and night at the living people.

See more info and photos of Toraja burial sites in the Toraja burial sites photo album.

See more information about the Toraja People in the Tana Toraja photo album.

Date & GPS location
Photo taken on February 27, 2016
Kendenan, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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