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Old 6th December 2010, 08:11 PM   #30
Jean
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Originally Posted by Alam Shah
Hi Jean,
For the Torajan, perhaps the influence comes from the south, probably Makassar.
Hello Shahrial,
Yes for sure the Toraja krisses are strongly influenced by those from Makassar and the Bugis as there were strong ties between them. By the way I remember to have seen one or two Toraja krisses (not fantastic pieces) in a local museum, may be in Rantepao.
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