Torajan tau-tau, or wooden effigies of nobles, carved in connection with mortuary ritual:
a. Have disappeared since contact with Western tourists.
b. Have often been stolen or bought for the Western art collector's market.
c. Created the indigenous status of artist where it never previously existed.
d. Never been used traditionally, but are a "fake" cultural product developed for the Western tourist market.
e. Have fallen into disuse since the conversion of the Torajan to Christianity.
B
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