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At the crack of dawn everything is already in full swing in the village of Kondo’. Today is market day in Rantepao, and the villagers are preparing themselves for the short ride to the commercial centre of Tana Toraja to sell their fresh products, to run some errands and to hear the latest news, including that about upcoming ceremonies. Pasar Bolu, as it is called, is located a few kilometres north of the town on the banks of the Sa’dan river, and it is the largest market in the highlands. The market space is a loose arrangement of various covered sections of vendor stalls which extend into the surrounding streets. Small minibuses (bemos) loaded with pigs, vegetables, maize, sacks of coffee beans and rice arrive in the market streets. A couple of young Torajan men return by motorcycle from the harbour of Palopo where they have bought fish, now in two large bamboo baskets hanging on each side of the saddle,ready for sale. Hundreds of becak drivers (pedicabs), bemo chauffeurs and ojeks (motorcycle taxis) move haphazardly dropping off their passengers. In the midst of this chaotic traffic, women carrying large baskets of vegetables and fruit on their backs, plod forward in search of a spot to put down their merchandise. Men are loaded with bundles of colourful bags, hand carvings and hand-forged knives, or lug fresh palm wine in plastic jerrycans. While the stationary traders spread out their food, household items, hardware or clothes on a mat or in a basket, food vendors are pushing small stalls along, ready to serve those who did not have breakfast before leaving home. Some villagers are attempting to lead their buffalo through the crowd to the livestock section, the largest market of its kind in Tana Toraja. Hundreds of buffalo are offered to prospective buyers, but ordinary market visitors also try to get a glimpse of these prestigeous animals. In March 2003, the most expensive bull ever sold for Rp 90 million. From the neighbouring section comes the penetrating sound of screaming pigs that lie on their sides, trussed up on bamboo stretchers in neatly arranged rows. The pig department is bustling with vendors, buyers and porters that carry the pigs to and from the bemos. The smaller pigs are carried in wheelbarrows and the larger pigs hang from stout bamboo poles. Before noon, many visitors are already returning home, and in a couple of hours the market space is quiet again.

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