Friday, 1 November 2013

Tau-tau

Londa, Tau-Tau funerary figures in Tana Toraja, Sulawesi that serve
as receptacles for the souls of deceased ancestors.
 
Jeffrey sent me this card from his travel to Sulawesi after seeing
my post on the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutna Hora, Czech Republic.
He says that each figure in this postcard cost at least 24 buffalos!
Thank you Jeffrey for the great postcard!
Sent: 10 June 2013