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Coffin (Erong), 18th to mid 19th Century Toraja culture; Sulawesi, Indonesia Wood and pigment…
Coffin (Erong)
Coffin (Erong), 18th to mid 19th Century Toraja culture; Sulawesi, Indonesia Wood and pigment…
Coffin (Erong), 18th to mid 19th Century Toraja culture; Sulawesi, Indonesia Wood and pigment; 60 × 72 × 30 in. 2000.52.1 Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leon and Fern Wallace

Coffin (Erong)

ClassificationsFurnishings-Accessories-caskets, coffins, and sarcophagi
Date18th to mid 19th Century
Made AtIndonesia, Asia
MediumWood and pigment
Dimensions60 × 72 × 30 in. (152.4 × 182.9 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Leon and Fern Wallace
Object number2000.52.1
DescriptionTraditionally, the funerary rites of the Toraja people of Sulawesi were very complex, spanning the course of several days and culminating with the placement of the deceased’s remains into an erong. This unique coffin served as the body’s final resting place and the spirit’s symbolic carriage into Puya, or the Land of Souls.
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