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_023
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
22,5Mo (530,7Ko) / 16,1cm x 35,1cm / 1900 x 4142 (300dpi)