Not far from Kambira Baby Graves, is the village of Tampangallo, between the villages of Sangalla and Suaya. It is believed that the tau-tau - effigies - in Tampangallo are one of the most stunning sights in Tana Toraja and one of the oldest grave caves.
The graves belong to the chiefs of Sangalla, descedents of the mythical divine - Tamborolangiq, who is believed to have descended from heaven on a stone staircase and introduced the caste system, death rituals and agricultural techniques to the Torajan society.
The deceased and their tau-tau are buried in a cave...I walked through the dark cave until I reached the other side where the cave opened up and the graves and tau-tau were visable. I was told the site is over 300 years old. A lot of the wooden coffins were so old that they had disintegrated, meaning that the skulls and bones of the deceased were scattered everywhere in the cave. There were loads of skulls lined up on the walls of the cave.
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