Tiwah ceremony
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The Tiwah ceremony is a traditional secondary funeral ritual of the Ngaju Dayak people of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in which the bones of the deceased are exhumed, purified, and placed in a special ossuary to help their soul reach the afterlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiwah ceremony canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dayak cultural practice
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funeral rite ⓘ secondary burial ritual ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
afterlife journey
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ancestor veneration ⓘ secondary funeral ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dayak traditional religion
ⓘ
Ngaju Dayak cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culture | Dayak culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupContext | Ngaju Dayak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | performed occasionally for multiple deceased at once ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure the soul reaches the upperworld
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to prevent the spirit from wandering ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of intangible cultural heritage of Indonesia ⓘ |
| includes |
animal sacrifice
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collective feasting ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ ritual offerings ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| mortuaryType | secondary funeral ⓘ |
| participants |
family of the deceased
ⓘ
ritual specialists ⓘ village community ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Ngaju Dayak people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Central Kalimantan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assist the soul of the deceased in reaching the afterlife
ⓘ
to complete the journey of the dead to the spirit world ⓘ to honor ancestors ⓘ |
| region | Kalimantan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | sacred ritual ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Kaharingan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualAction |
exhumation of bones
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placement of bones in an ossuary ⓘ purification of bones ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
affirming community identity
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strengthening kinship ties ⓘ |
| timeAfterDeath | performed long after initial burial ⓘ |
| usesStructure |
bone ossuary
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sandung ossuary ⓘ |
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