Weiner Mihályné szerk.: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum Évkönyvei 12. (Budapest, 1970)

HOPP FERENC MÚZEUM — MUSÉE FERENC HOPP - Bodrogi, Tibor: The Art of the Sadang Toriadja in Central Celebes

Fig. 2. The ornaments of a rice granary, near Makale. Sadang Toradja, Central Celebes last century. The typical Toradja village is oblong, with a longitudinal open space coursing in the middle of it. One side of this place is occupied by dwellings, the other by granaries for the storage of rice. The houses are built on piles which rest on stone pedestals. Domestic animals, firewood, household utensils and agricultural implements are kept under the house. There is a small platform beneath the projecting roof. On the frontal column supporting the roof, the horns of water buffaloes killed at funeral ceremonies are placed, while the skulls of pigs killed at such ceremonies are kept on the railing formed by lateral, supporting structure. The ornaments consist of plastically carved representations of buffalo heads and crowded geometrical patterns (fig. 1—2). The more recent houses are also placed on piles which, however, are made of thick bamboo stems; the walls no longer consist of boards but of rush mats, while the material of the floor is split Spanish reed. The development of the new architectural style is evidently a result of the disintegration of the traditional communities, the disappearance of the extended family system. The fact that large areas have been pacified must have contributed to the creation of a new architectural style because strong structures to ward off sudden nocturnal raids are no longer necessary. In other megalithic cultures the burial feast is just one item in the system of serial feasts of merit which raise the social standing of the organizers and