This was made by Mr.Briu Nga (aged 36, Cotu
people) in Alieng village, Quang Nam province. Its model was similar to the
tomb house that he made for his father-in-law in 1996. The tomb house was
brought to the Museum in December 2005.
This kind of tomb house is for rich and
high-ranking people, and is made for the second funeral. On this occasion, the
coffin is excavated and put on a big tree trunk which is elaborately carved. A
bier carrying the corpse to the graveyard and aa shelf for offerings are also
presented in this tomb house.
Sculptures of water buffalo heads represent
a buffalo sacrifice in the funeral and are also symbols of property. Other
figures such as varan, dragon, tring birds, fern leaves, moc leaves or
sadly-sitting people are traditional decorations in Cotu tomb houses.
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