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Indonesia, Sulawesi, Sawangan. Waruga

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Indonesia, Sulawesi, Sawangan. A collection of stone sarcophagi, called waruga.The oldest may date back as far as 900AD. The Waruga consist of two distinct parts; the square or rectangular base, and a rooflike lid with carved scenes depicting the life, and sometimes death of the occupant. This one was made for a medicine man.

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Airmadidi, Asia, Asian, Burial ground, Carved stone, Celebes, Cemetery, Construction, Dead, Grave, Graves, Gravestone, Graveyard, Headstone, Indonesia, Indonesian, Minahasa, Minahasa highland, North Sulawesi, Outdoor, Sarcophagus, Sawangan, Stone house, Structure, Sulawesi, Tomb, Tombs, Tombstone, Village, Waruga
Indonesia, Sulawesi, Sawangan. A collection of stone sarcophagi, called waruga.The oldest may date back as far as 900AD. The Waruga consist of two distinct parts; the square or rectangular base, and a rooflike lid with carved scenes depicting the life, and sometimes death of the occupant. This one was made for a medicine man.