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Loko Mata

Loko Mata is a burial site located 13km north of Rantepao. Here the deceased are placed into caves carved into a huge rock. At the base of the rock are tiny Tongkonan houses for coffin storage.


01 Loko Mata burial site	02 Loko Mata burial site	03 Graves carved in the rock	04 Graves carved in the rock	05 Graves carved in the rock


06 Loko Mata burial site	07 Loko Mata burial site	08 Bamboo	09 Loko Mata burial site	10 Grave carved in the rock


11 Bull symbol	12 Small Tongkonan houses for coffins	13 Small Tongkonan houses for coffins

Other Tana Toraja galleries: Palawa ▪ Rice ▪ Londa ▪ Kete Kesu ▪ Lemo ▪ Kalimbuang Bori ▪ Tampang Allo ▪ Miscellaneous images ▪ Other sights ▪ Funeral ceremony ▪ Rantepao

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