Rantepao (1999)
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In the middle of the summer, rice is harvested and put out to dry in all the villages of Toraja land
First house typical of the region that we see
with the house hosting the body of the deceased
The owners of the buffaloes are waiting to know if their animal will be bought for the sacrifices
The owners of the buffaloes are waiting to know if their animal will be bought for the sacrifices
Overwhelming agony, so passive and yet so certain. The buffalo does not seem to realize anything
In vain the buffalo will seek to get up again, in vain it will try to resist. We watch passively
In vain the buffalo will seek to get up again, in vain it will try to resist. We watch passively
The fatal blow is dealt with rapidity and precision without leaving the animal time to react
Overwhelming agony, so passive and yet so certain. The buffalo does not seem to realize anything
The men move a buffalo to make it easier to take the meat and the hide off
The buffalo is perfectly domesticated and awaits its execution without even moving
until the violence of the low makes it leap, and provokes its slow death
The fatal blow is dealt with rapidity and precision without leaving the animal time to react
All the men start to collect the blood of the buffaloes which will be used to elaborate dishes
All the men start to collect the blood of the buffaloes which will be used to elaborate dishes
These children stick the bamboo poles in the throat between two moves of the head by the buffalo
These children stick the bamboo poles in the throat between two moves of the head by the buffalo
Calm is back after the massacre, because the cockfights have begun. The cutting up continues
Aside from the fights, money games are also set up to satisfy the players
Methodically, everything is taken off with a lot of skill by the men
The men move a buffalo to make it easier to take the meat and the hide off
The cocks judge and impress each other before leaping into a quick fight watched with intensity
The heavy hides are dragged to the entrance of the village
where they are cleaned
the hides are put to dry
Methodically, everything is taken off with a lot of skill by the men
The stomach is emptied of all the grass with still as much serenity and skill
The stomach is emptied of all the grass with still as much serenity and skill
Promoting the quality of the local cloths
The cocks judge and impress each other before leaping into a quick fight watched with intensity
Presentation of the two protagonists a few seconds before the beginning of the fight to death
Entrance of the village
The cutting up continues
The last pieces of meat are being removed
In the middle of the summer, rice is harvested and put out to dry in all the villages of Toraja land
Woman and children at a crossing point
Charming stream very close to the capital
Universality of childhood: in Indonesia like elsewhere, children know how to play with everything
Big plains typical of the country, where not one place is not used for the crops or the animals
It's time for lunch for all those who work to prepare the funeral ceremony
It's time for lunch for all those who work to prepare the funeral ceremony
Children intrigued by my presence deep inside a small village nested in the heart of the valley
The rice put to dry, then stocked in the granaries guarantees the Torajan prosperity, under the protection of their ancestors
Bori hosts many kinds of funerary constructions, including megaliths
Tombs carved in very hard stones
and baby graves
and decorated with much care
The rice put to dry, then stocked in the granaries guarantees the Torajan prosperity, under the protection of their ancestors
Mountains and cultivated lands which are the scene for any landscape of Toraja land
My little improvised guide climbing
Seen from above, this village reveals the typical disposition of the Torajan houses and granaries
Seen from the valley, it's not as impressive and tiring
A few hours after lunch, things have been well done to welcome the hosts of the deceased
Big plains typical of the country, where not one place is not used for the crops or the animals
The owners take pretty close care of the most valuable buffaloes
All the buffaloes are brought once every 6 days to the market of Rantepao
Here is a pig who has just been bought
and which is freed in the truck, but - my - how it squeals !
The owners take pretty close care of the most valuable buffaloes
Fascination of the young for the grinding of the beans
just like I do also
Stand of a coffee seller
Duck eggs
Pigs are just a good like any other, tied and exposed with no feeling to a whole day at the market
Pigs are just a good like any other, tied and exposed with no feeling to a whole day at the market
Young fish sellers confronted with quite curious and amusing tourists
The mass of fish takes shapes which Claire spots out
Young fish sellers confronted with quite curious and amusing tourists
Amongst all these objects, Claire notices a baby sleeping
and a young girl
Other shops have kitchen tools almost solely bought by the local people
The assembling of the richest colors does not go without being caught by Claire's artistic talent
The assembling of the richest colors does not go without being caught by Claire's artistic talent
Close-up on the beans
and bottles can be seen in the same way
who grinds the beans himself with the help of his machine
and this buffalo cooling off represent the basis of the richness of Toraja land
All the buffaloes are brought once every 6 days to the market of Rantepao
In the heart of landscapes with fabulous colors, we see the peaceful Indonesians live their life
Without especially expecting to, we fall upon our first tau-tau and graves in these cliffs
Without especially expecting to, we fall upon our first tau-tau and graves in these cliffs
Statuette of an ancestor contemplating the valley
The buffalo is a working tool, a source of food and a symbol. One finds them everywhere in Indonesia, but especially here
Coffin and bones at the bottom of the cliff
A few days later, one can see the work that has been done from a far away viewpoint
In the heart of landscapes with fabulous colors, we see the peaceful Indonesians live their life
Women with their best dresses to welcome
The space beneath the granaries hosts the guests
These women strike the beat to announce to all that the wedding ceremony will take place
These women strike the beat to announce to all that the wedding ceremony will take place
Young dancers performing to the rhythm of the drums played by the boys, in front of the married couple and its hosts
Young dancers performing to the rhythm of the drums played by the boys, in front of the married couple and its hosts
enjoy themselves somewhat more than the young bride's maids
Beautiful young woman
These grains of rice left to dry
The buffalo is a working tool, a source of food and a symbol. One finds them everywhere in Indonesia, but especially here
View of the villages surrounded by trees and rice fields
The married couple and the parents
It is here that one can find the largest number of statuettes, protected by the height of the steep cliff
This tree hosts the corpses of babies having died before they were weaned, exceptional tradition of the Torajas
In front of the famous Lemo cliff, no tourist can resist to get his camera out at once
It is here that one can find the largest number of statuettes, protected by the height of the steep cliff
In front of the famous Lemo cliff, no tourist can resist to get his camera out at once
This tree hosts the corpses of babies having died before they were weaned, exceptional tradition of the Torajas
In Kambira, there is a forest of huge bamboos, giving a mystical aura to this place where the dead rest
In Kambira, there is a forest of huge bamboos, giving a mystical aura to this place where the dead rest
One of the rare houses painted in green
Richness of nature and richness of all these colors which melt into their environment anywhere we go
which is yet in any landscape typical of the country
Richness of nature and richness of all these colors which melt into their environment anywhere we go
Funny music
Girls performing a ritual dance
Three yound dancers
Toraja decoration
Datura flowers
Car decorated in a very stylish manner by our driver in Toraja land
Children demonstrating fighting
Impressive cliff of Pona
Impressive cliff of Pona
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