''Podom'' are sculpted
sarcophagi
A sarcophagus (plural sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a box-like funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried. The word ''sarcophagus'' comes from the Greek ...
traditional to the
Toba Batak of
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
. They have the forms of longhouse roofs or boats. They are made of stone which is also used for rice mortars (losung batu) and funeral urns (parholian), and statuary
Art of the archaic Indonesians
Wolfgang Marschall, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts 1982 page 49
See also
* ''Waruga
''Waruga'' are a type of sarcophagus or above ground tomb traditionally used by the Minahasans of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. They are made of stone and consist or a ridged upper part and a box shaped lower section.
Dead Minahasans were origin ...
'', sarcophagi in northern Sumatra
References
Sarcophagi
Buildings and structures in Sumatra
Burial monuments and structures
Death in Indonesia
Indonesian art
Stone monuments and memorials
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