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About Liang Kabori
This cave was reported in the 1970s by the local people. Soon after the report, researchers from the National Research Center of Archaeology (now BRIN) came to conduct research.
Kabori means drawing in Muna language. Liang Kabori was used as a shelter by the local Kabori villagers during the WWII. This massive cave also holds water resource for their survival at the time.
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Brown color pigment for rock art
Muna rock art was mostly dominated by brown color pigment and was used to draw humans, animals, boats, and non-figurative images.
The human figures with out of the ordinary hand fingers and feet.
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A reflection of the socioeconomic activity in the past
The scene depicts a wide range of activities such as domestication, seafaring, and fighting.
The anoa hunting scene at Kabori Cave, Muna (2015) by Adhi Agus OktavianaArchaeological, Language and Literature Research Organization
The hunting scene
An image of a hunter using a long stick to hunt the animals.
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The deterioration of the paintings
The degradation of rock art images on the cave wall occur when the tropical temperature, which is primarily humid, causes green algae to grow and covers the images.
The centipede at Kabori Cave (2015) by Adhi Agus OktavianaArchaeological, Language and Literature Research Organization
An animal figure painted with black charcoal
The serpentine in Kabori Cave is similar to the motif in Tewet Cave, East Borneo.
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Flying a kite at Liang Kaghofighofine?
Check the pre-historic images at this cave
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