Lemo cliff graves

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Lemo cliff graves are an ancient Torajan burial site in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its rock-cut tombs and wooden effigies (tau-tau) overlooking the surrounding landscape.

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Lemo burial cliffs 1
Lemo cliff graves canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf burial site
cultural heritage site
tourist attraction
associatedWithEthnicGroup Toraja people
burialType cliff burial
rock-cut burial
country Indonesia
culture Toraja culture
effigyName tau-tau
hasArtForm wood carving
hasFeature balcony-like niches
cliffside graves
rock-cut tombs
tau-tau
wooden effigies
hasRepresentation human-shaped effigies
locatedIn Indonesia
South Sulawesi
Celebes
surface form: Sulawesi

Tana Toraja Regency
material limestone cliff
near Rantepao
surface form: Rantepao (Toraja area)
overlooks rice fields
surrounding valley
religiousInfluence pre-Christian Toraja beliefs
religiousTradition Torajan ancestral beliefs
significance iconic Toraja burial site
important Toraja tourist destination
timePeriod pre-modern era
tourismActivity cultural tourism
heritage tourism
usedFor burial of Torajan nobility
burial of high-status individuals

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Toraja touristAttraction Lemo cliff graves
Tana Toraja Regency tourismAttraction Lemo cliff graves
this entity surface form: Lemo burial cliffs