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.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A24_021
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
35,8Mo (1,1Mo) / 25,4cm x 35,4cm / 3000 x 4176 (300dpi)