Indonesia - Tana Toraja

Indonesia - Tana Toraja Relatives visit Nene' Tiku who passed away 3 days ago in the age of 106. Her relatives believe, Nene' Tiku is only sick - not dead (Toma Kula'). Torajans learn from a very young age to deal with death and to accept it as part of the journey. In Toraja, it’ is customary to feed the deceased every day and to keep the corpses cozily bedded in a separate room of the family house until the family can afford a proper funeral which easily costs 50’000 to 500’000 USD depending on the caste of the family and how may buffalos they have to sacrifice.

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Claudio Sieber

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