21 Rantepao, Before removing the water from flooded rice fields, the owners let anybody help themselves to the smaller fishes not claimed by the eagles. Carps however, have to be restitued to the owner
22 Rantepao, Toraja house decorations (not a one-off, all like that!)
23 Rantepao
24 Rantepao
25 Rantepao
26 Rantepao
27 Rantepao
28 'Hanging' coffins.
29 TaoTao Statues representing the deceased
30 Kete Kesu
31 Kete Kesu
32 Kete Kesu
33 Rantepao
34 Albinos Buffalo, probably worth near 40 000SGD!
35 Rantepao
36 Hitch-hicker :p
37 Rantepao Cave grave-site
38 Rantepao Cave grave-site
39 Tao Tao in Tampangallo
40 Tao Tao in Tampangallo
41 Rantepao
42 Baby-Grave. The bodies of the young deceased are placed, standing, inside the tree.
43 Good catch Rantepao
44 Rantepao
45 Rantepao
46 Rantepao - Lemo
47 Rantepao - Lemo
48 Rantepao - Lemo
49 Rantepao - Lemo
50 Rantepao - Lemo
51 Rantepao - Lemo
52 Rantepao - Lemo
53 Rantepao - Lemo
54 Rantepao - Lemo
55 Rantepao
56 Rantepao
57 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Arriving at the ceremony with gifts (we only brought cigarettes)
58 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Arriving at the ceremony with gifts
59 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Greeting the family
60 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Greeting the family
61 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Greeting the family
62 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Greeting the family
63 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Sacrifice of the first Buffalo of the day
64 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Sacrifice of the first Buffalo
65 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Sacrifice of the first Buffalo, with everyone watching...
66 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Sacrifice of the first Buffalo
67 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Sacrifice of the first Buffalo
68 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Sacrifice of the first Buffalo
69 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Sacrifice of the first Buffalo
70 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Installing the coffin
71 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Installing the coffin
72 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Installing the coffin / wailing
73 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
74 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
75 That little fellow did look disturbed by the killings, a clear contrast with the matter-of-fact attitude of the adults!
76 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
77 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: The deceased was embaumed with Formol for 4 months before the ceremony
78 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
79 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
80 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
81 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: No time lost! Soon the huge Buffalo is gone, pieces by pieces
82 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Parading the pigs
83 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony: Parading the pigs
84 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
85 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
86 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
87 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
88 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
89 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
90 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
91 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
92 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
93 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
94 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
95 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
96 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
97 Rantepao - Funeral Ceremony
98 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
99 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
100 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
101 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
102 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
103 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
104 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
105 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
106 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
107 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
108 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
109 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
110 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
111 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
112 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback': Spending the night with a local family
113 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
114 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
115 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
116 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
117 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
118 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
119 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
120 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
121 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
122 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback': Having a Buffalo crossing your way is NOT a genuine thing
123 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
124 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
125 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
126 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
127 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
128 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
129 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
130 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
131 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
132 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
133 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
134 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback': Spending a second night with a great host again
135 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback': Spending a second night with a great host again
136 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
137 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
138 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
139 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
140 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback'
141 Trekking in the Toraja 'outback': Kids constructing sparrow cages