Lake Poso in central Sulawesi. Now safe to travel through after the violence a couple of years ago.
A marriage party returning from across Lake Poso.
Losmen Victory on Lake Poso.
Torajan funerals can be large affairs. They can take upto a year to plan and involve hundreds of guests.
The grandchildren lead a procession of mourners.
Pigs waiting to be slaughtered to feed guests.
Remains of a sacrificed buffalo.
Water buffalo being traded in the market, mainly for funerals. In a country where the average monthly wage is 300-500,000 Rp, a water buffalo is worth 8 – 15 million. At the funeral I attended there were a dozen buffalo and 200 pigs slaughtered.
Outside the limestone caves where their dead are buried are lifesize wooden effigies of them. Very very spooky.
