Stairway to Heaven

THE dawn has not yet broken when the Ma’tinggoro Tedong sacrificial ritual begins. One by one, each with their throat cut, sacrificial cows collapse to the ground. The ritual is a signal that the remains of the deceased waiting in Lakkien, a temporary resting place made of bamboo, will be buried the following day.

The ceremony is accompanied by a mourning dance, Pa’katiya, where dancers stand in a row without any attractive movements. They s

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