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Entrance to the tombs in Tomok
and The tomb of the last two "kings and queens"
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They are called kings but are more like the head of the clan. The low one on the right side of the photo is the oldest. Others are soldiers. The ones with crosses are people who died after Christianity reached Indonesia - the Lutherans from Germany. Before that period, they believed in "animism" When a person dies, the body is buried in a hillside. After a few years, when the flesh has disappeared, the bones are collected at noon by the "uncle" of the family. They are then buried in a sarcophagus. Everyone in the village gathers for lunch, then it's music and dancing - a celebration of life? |
Our group with grandfather and
uncle.
For Bill, he looked like he
was wearing a kilt, which is appropriate for his Scottish ancestry.
However, his head ...umm...
Shriner or KKK?
This is the village of the grandfather of our CEO
Vera.
They dressed us in traditional clothes and taught
us the basic steps of a simple dance.
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