Image Gallery - Image gallery: graves and tombs

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Tombs carved in a rock face at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Tombs carved in a rock face at Lemo

(Indonesia)

Tau-Tau Effigies at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Tau-Tau Effigies at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)

Coffins and wooden effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Coffins and wooden effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)

Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a pig (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Wooden coffin carved in the shape of a pig

(Indonesia)

Londa Nanggala cave with wooden funeral effigies and hanging coffins (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Londa Nanggala cave with wooden funeral effigies and hanging coffins

(Indonesia)


Amanni Shahan's tomb in Yarkand.

(China)

Wooden effigies of the dead at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Wooden effigies of the dead at Lemo

(Indonesia)

Wooden effigies of the dead in cliff walls at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Wooden effigies of the dead in cliff walls at Lemo

(Indonesia)


Tomb at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand

(China)


Tombs at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand

(China)

Baby grave tree at Sarapung (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Baby grave tree at Sarapung

(Indonesia)


Tajik cemetary

(China)


Tomb near Tashkurgan fort

(China)


Clothes of the dead in a tree at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings

(China)


Altun mosque in Yarkand

(China)

Human remains at cave in Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Human remains at cave in Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)


Woman at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand

(China)

1000 rupiah note among cigarettes and coins at grave site in cave (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
1000 rupiah note among cigarettes and coins at grave site in cave

(Indonesia)

Colorful Tongkonan wood tomb (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Colorful Tongkonan wood tomb

(Indonesia)


Betsileo memorial stones Ranomafana National Park (Ranomafana N.P.)


Green algae-covered skulls in cave at Londo Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Green algae-covered skulls in cave at Londo Nanggala

(Indonesia)

Stone tomb carved in giant granite rock at Pana (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Stone tomb carved in giant granite rock at Pana

(Indonesia)

Wooden tongkonan tomb (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Wooden tongkonan tomb

(Indonesia)


Nosy Mangabe coffins (Nosy Mangabe)


Traditional Tongkonan wood tomb (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Traditional Tongkonan wood tomb

(Indonesia)

Stone tomb in a rock wall at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Stone tomb in a rock wall at Lemo

(Indonesia)

Londa Nanggala cave with hanging coffins and funeral effigies (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Londa Nanggala cave with hanging coffins and funeral effigies

(Indonesia)

Wooden effigies of the dead in limestone walls at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Wooden effigies of the dead in limestone walls at Lemo

(Indonesia)

Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)


Fields near Tashkurgan - seen from the Karakoram highway

(China)

Effigies of the dead haning from limestone walls at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Effigies of the dead haning from limestone walls at Lemo

(Indonesia)

Stone coffins at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Stone coffins at Ketu Kese

(Indonesia)

Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Human skulls in cave at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)

Effigies at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Effigies at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)


Tajik tombs seen from the Karakoram Highway

(China)


Uygur tomb

(China)

Tomb carved in granite rock at Pana (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Tomb carved in granite rock at Pana

(Indonesia)


Uighur tomb in Yarkand

(China)

Skulls and coffins in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Skulls and coffins in cave at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)


Zafimaniry memorial tombs (Ifasina / Antoetra)



sakalava tombs on Manambolo (Manambolo)



Tiles at Altun Mosque

(China)

Coffins and wooden funeral effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Coffins and wooden funeral effigies in cave at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)

Human skull on rock at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Human skull on rock at Ketu Kese

(Indonesia)

Wooden Coffins at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Wooden Coffins at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)


Tile mosiac tomb

(China)


sakalava tombs on Manambolo (Manambolo)



Tiled tomb at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand

(China)

Tombs carved in a stone wall at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Tombs carved in a stone wall at Lemo

(Indonesia)

Bamboo growing under cliff face--trail at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Bamboo growing under cliff face--trail at Ketu Kese

(Indonesia)

Tombs in cliffs at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Tombs in cliffs at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)

Human bones in cave at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Human bones in cave at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)


Tiles on a tomb at the Tomb of Yarkand Kings in Yarkand

(China)

Human skull on rock (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Human skull on rock

(Indonesia)


Zafimaniry children in Ifasina near memorial tombs (Ifasina / Antoetra)



sakalava tombs on Manambolo (Manambolo)


Human bones left in cave as traditional burial practice at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Human bones left in cave as traditional burial practice at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)

Guide at Londa Nanggala (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Guide at Londa Nanggala

(Indonesia)


Mosque in Yarkand (China)

(China)

Skull alongside wodden coffin at Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Skull alongside wodden coffin at Ketu Kese

(Indonesia)

Sack at a cave grave site at Lemo (Toraja Land (Torajaland); Sulawesi)
Sack at a cave grave site at Lemo

(Indonesia)



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