Sujet
Regarded as a portrait of the deceased, a tau tau figure was dressed in his or her clothes and stood guard over the body on a balcony of the tomb cut into the cliff face
Légende
Regarded as a portrait of the deceased, a tau tau figure was dressed in his or her clothes and stood guard over the body on a balcony of the tomb cut into the cliff face, Watching over the living it reminds them to observe ancestral customs and morals. Indonesia. Toraja. 19th 20th c Central Sulawesi.
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Werner Forman Archive
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A24_022
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
36,2Mo (1,0Mo) / 25,4cm x 35,8cm / 2996 x 4228 (300dpi)