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a ghostly place…

Posted on October 22, 2006 @ 11:43 am by massimo | Filed under: blog, fear, philippines, travel, wordpress

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I once visited the ancient burial caves in the village of Sagada located in Northen Luzon’s Central Cordillera.
The area is home of the ancient Ifugao tribe, a former head hunters population who made -2000 thousand years ago- the stunning Banaue’s rice terraces that start from the base of the mountain range and reach up to several hundred meters high. Permeating Central Cordillera there are also Ifugao’s funerary customs peculiar enough to make a traveller an aspiring anthropologist. The formation of the lime stones with their hanging coffins are really spectacular and aw everyone. And everyone has his own theories on how the coffins were placed on seemingly impossible locations! I also learned that the natives of Sagada had a ceremonial burial ritual which involved placing their dead into hollowed-out logs and placing the coffins in caves; so I decided to venture with a native guide inside one of these caves. The place we headed to, was actually nothing more than a big hole hardly holding to people together. I entered the ghostly cave alone and remained for a little while to contemplate those skulls that seemed to glow in the darkness…

Illustration Friday’s topic is: ghost

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7 people have left comments

i guess better you then me. nice story and pic as always

michael dailey wrote on October 22, 2006 - 3:08 pm CEST

interesting post, I love your digital illos always!

lu wrote on October 22, 2006 - 3:56 pm CEST

What a story!! I love reading about your real-life experiences. I think someday you should compile all of these illustrations and stories into a book. It’s all fascinating stuff, and so uniquely put together. I love those skulls!

Amy Zaleski wrote on October 22, 2006 - 5:25 pm CEST

Absolutely best story ever! Love this and the glowing skulls!!!

valgalart wrote on October 23, 2006 - 12:04 am CEST

That sounds most fascinating. A spooky illustration that matches the story and gives shivers. I noticed I have some catching up to do on your site…

Cristosova wrote on October 24, 2006 - 1:08 pm CEST

Mysterious work.
Cohabitation of scary and curiosity.
And the skull are eerie and lovely.
I like it.

kuriyama wrote on October 29, 2006 - 5:53 pm CET

Wow - what an amazing thing to see. I love the glowing skulls. Fantastic illustration and what a life you have.

Tiffini Elektra X wrote on November 15, 2006 - 6:41 pm CET

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