Toraja identity
Bali, Gianyar, Batubulan. Exhibition of a traditional Toraja house from Sulawesi at the Bali Bird Park. (Photo Bjorn Grotting) One minority group that has been successful in gaining national and...
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Indonesia, Sulawesi, Bunaken. Children fishing on the reef with Manado Tua in the background. (Photo Bjorn Grotting) Sulawesi is located east of Borneo, west of Maluku and has a common border with the...
View ArticleMakassar
South Sulawesi, Makassar. Pantai Losari with it's many foodstalls. (Photo Bjorn Grotting) Makassar has a population of about 950.000 and is the provincial capital of south Sulawesi. From 1971 to 1999,...
View ArticleBitung and Lembeh
North Sulawesi, Lembeh island. Monumen Trikora is constructed in the 1970's to celebrate the success of the Indonesian military's campaign in Irian Jaya. The old DC3 aircraft that can be seen on the...
View ArticleManado
Indonesia, Sulawesi, Manado. Manado harbour with a lighthouse on the pier. Manado Tua, an extinct volcano, in the background. (Photo Bjorn Grotting) Manado is the provincial capital of north Sulawesi,...
View ArticleSangihe and Talaud islands
A unique bamboo brass band from Sangihe Sangihe and Talaud are a chain of islands stretching north from Sulawesi in the direction of the Philippines. There are many active volcanoes here and a very...
View ArticleGorontalo
Bone River near the National Park Gorontalo is the newest province on Sulawesi. Recently separated from North Sulawesi, it covers a mere 12,000 sq. km. with a population of 840,000. The area is...
View ArticleTana Toraja Traditional Settlement
Traditional Toraja House in Kete Kesu Village, Tana Toraja – South Sulawesi Tana Toraja is located in the Northern part of the South Sulawesi Province. Situated between Latimojong Mountain range and...
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