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Tana Toraja Funeral
, Indonesia
The men dance. ©
Bo Løvschall
A Toraja funeral usual takes several days with a lot of waiting in between the slaughtering of animals. ©
Bo Løvschall
Some of the pigs which are given as gifts are slaughtered and blowtorched. ©
Bo Løvschall
The pigs get sliced up right on the ground. ©
Bo Løvschall
After the pigs come the buffaloes. ©
Bo Løvschall
The buffaloes get killed by having their throat sliced. ©
Bo Løvschall
The heat and smell is not for the faint-hearted. ©
Bo Løvschall
All the animals get quickly cut up. ©
Bo Løvschall
Finally the coffin are ready for the last jouney. ©
Bo Løvschall
The coffin gets pushed around as the two sides are "battling" each others. ©
Bo Løvschall
In the front walks the family with the picture of the deceased. ©
Bo Løvschall
As the coffin gets closer to its final resting place the procession gets wilder. ©
Bo Løvschall
This coffin was taken to a new mausoleum in the woods.... ©
Bo Løvschall
But not so long ago they could also get a cave grave. ©
Bo Løvschall
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