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SULAWESI There are scores of distinct ethnic groups within Sulawesi. The Toraja in the interior of South Sulawesi still live according to their old traditions. Spectacular funerary rituals here culminate in the slaughter of hundreds of priced water buffalo. Life sized figure representing the spirits of the deceased perch on cliff-side graves. |
To the south and the east the Bugis people continue to build the sailing
craft which transport much of Indonesia's inter-island cargo, the world's last-remaining
fleet of sailing ships, well known now as Phinisi Nusantara.
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NUSA TENGGARA The lesser Sunda Islands form a long chain to the east of Bali, comprising scores of islands with fascinating peoples and traditions. LOMBOK
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