Aloalo
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aloalo-239-16799663
title:
Aloalo
text:
The aloalo is a funerary pole sculpture that, along with the skulls of slaughtered zebu, is placed on the tombs of important people in the south-western region of Madagascar. Originally, aloalos were only available for wealthy individuals, but later the wealthy could purchase them. The memorial may help the deceased to join the community of ancestors, since the word alo means 'intermediary' or 'messenger' in Malagasy. These carved posts often tell the story of the person's life and generally tak
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Madagascar funeral sculpture
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloalo
date created:
date modified:
2024-03-11T22:21:01Z
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13
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