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Cotu tomb house. Strange and unique tomb is made of wood.

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The video captured in Viet Nam on May 04, 2019.

Tomb house made by Mr. Briu Nga (aged 36, Cotu people, Cotu is ethnic minority people in Viet Nam) in Alieng village, Quang Nam province. 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 a 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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