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Sandung
''Sandung'' or ''sandong'' is the ossuary of the Katingan, Ngaju and Pesaguan people native to the southern and central Kalimantan in Indonesia. The sandung is an integral part of the ceremony of the Ngaju people, which is basically a secondary burial ritual where the bones of the deceased are taken from the cemeteries, purified and finally placed in a sandung. Form and types The sandung is a wooden ossuary shaped like a small house, with ornate roofs, windows, doors, and miniature stairs. Ideally a sandung is made of ironwood, although today lighter wood of any kind of trees can also be used. The house-shaped ossuary will actually be brought by the deceased to the paradise to become their house. Sandungs are painted in bright colors and decorated with carvings representing various religious symbols and patterns. The base of the sandung container is usually decorated with foliage pattern representing the mythical tree of life. Figures of man and woman painted on both side o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Sandung'' or ''sandong'' is the ossuary of the Katingan people, Katingan, Ngaju people, Ngaju and Pesaguan people, Pesaguan people native to the South Kalimantan, southern and Central Kalimantan, central Kalimantan in Indonesia. The sandung is an integral part of the ceremony of the Ngaju people, which is basically a secondary burial ritual where the bones of the deceased are taken from the cemeteries, purified and finally placed in a sandung. Form and types The sandung is a wooden ossuary shaped like a small house, with ornate roofs, windows, doors, and miniature stairs. Ideally a sandung is made of ironwood, although today lighter wood of any kind of trees can also be used. The house-shaped ossuary will actually be brought by the deceased to the paradise to become their house. Sandungs are painted in bright colors and decorated with carvings representing various religious symbols and patterns. The base of the sandung container is usually decorated with foliage pattern repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
