Mabedda Bola ritual in South Sulawesi; The relationship between handprints in traditional house and hand stencils in prehistoric caves
Mabedda Bola is a ritual which has been handed down from the ancestors of the Bugis - Makassarese people in South Sulawesi.At the ceremony which is called menre bola baru, held as part of the ritual inauguration of a new house, the Mabedda Bola, handprints are made on the poles and walls of the new house.In the region in which this custom is still