The mummy thief from Toraja/

The frequency of mummy theft in Toraja has not ebbed at all. Ironically, Rambu Solo - an expensive funeral rite, held for ancestors regardless of the expense, has become an absurdity. So much so, that the ritual has driven poverty stricken people to desecrate their ancestors' burial grounds. Th...

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Other Authors: Setyawan, Agung (Director, Producer), Mazlan, Mazlena (Producer)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:Austronesian
Published: Montreal, QC : CinéFête, 2008.
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 2
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