Thursday, 27 August 2015

TIWAH - "DEATH RITUALS"



Tiwah ceremony or Tiwah Lale or Magah Salumpuk liau Uluh Matei is the largest sacral ceremony to deliver the soul or the spirit of man who had died to the intended i.e. Lewu Tatau Her Hiatus bones, Rundung King he Kamalesu Uhate, Lewu Tatau Habaras Bulau, Habusung Hintan, Hakarangan Lamiang or Lewu Liau that is located in the seventh heaven.

Intermediaries in this ceremony were:
Rawing Telun Tempun, King Dohong Bulau or Mantir Luhing Mama Bungai Malawung King of Bulau, residing in the third heaven. In the performance of duties and obligations Rawing Telun Tempun assisted by Telun and Hamparung, through various obstacles.

The vehicle used by Rawing Telun Tempun usher liau to Lewu Liau is Banama Rabia Hall, put on the Nyahu island of Bulau Sali Rabia, Ambun Villages. Long journey towards Lewu Liau passed forty layer of dew, through rivers, lakes, mountains, Ocean, Lake, bridge-a bridge that just maybe if implementation is not perfect, Salumpuk liau which ushered toward the afterlife get lost. Implementing in coastal danum kalunen done by Basir and Balian.

Is the Tiwah ceremony activities for the deaths that took place in the village of Bangkal sub-district Seruyan Regency Sembuluh Lake, Central Kalimantan.

Before the funeral, implemented a new corpse died kept at home family grief to the family have the money to carry out the ceremony tiwah. the bodies are stored in a single container that is processed in such a way so that it smells not wafted around the bodies.

In the execution ceremony tiwah, there are several steps that are often carried out in the village of Bangkal and divided into, among other things:

Sandong
Sandong is the initial ceremony held, sandong is the home of a dead body in the shape of a small house. Save an corpses from the families to one offspring in sandong.
Sandong is divided into two, namely;

----Sandong bone
Sandong bone is home bodies store the ashes of dead bodies that have been burned. Smaller in size when compared to the sandong raong.

----Sandong raong
Sandong raong is the home of the bodies that hold the dead body as a whole (partial) non-burnt terlebi. Its size is larger when compared with the sandong bone.
In sandong can be found woven a sort of container that is hung, the point is as a place to put offerings to spirits named Ancak.

Sandong found many still in the village of Bangkal, either bone or sandong sandong raong. Sandong layout usually close (opposite) and the family home/relatives that dwell there from generation to generation. More info sandong>>>

Sapundu
Sapundu is made of ulin wood which was created to resemble humans (animal plus), form and type of man can resemble police, farmers, can be male or female, the additions of other relief are also added in accordance with the pemahatnya creation, without eliminating the main objective of sapundu.

Sapundu believed to be the spirits of the ladder to heaven and as guardian of the deceased up to on the way to heaven. The number of sapundu for each of the bodies of the family were two pieces, placed on the left and right sides from sandong.
Sapundu is always laid facing to the West, they trust that the direction of the sinking of the Sun is a symbol of the end of the age of man on the Earth at the same time the end of the purpose of human life on Earth.

Pantar
Pantar is a high pole made of ulin wood which height is about 10 meters and above it there is a sculpture that resembles the shape of a Hornbill at him different and have a special meaning.
Pantar is held as a ladder (higher) used the ghosts to go to heaven "more beautiful" than the previous spirits inhabit paradise with sapundu up the stairs.

The direction of the Hornbill shows the direction where ngayau get victim "human head" which was made a mandatory requirement for establishing the pantar. Ngayau is the one option that's willing to risk his life to get out of the area and looking for a victim to qualify the establishment of pantar. The victim was killed somewhere and taken her head to take home. If getting the victims and taken alive, could be made a condition for the next ceremony, namely sangaran.

The tradition of pantar is no longer implemented using a human head, along with the legal restrictions that are implemented at the time of the Netherlands, until now they obey the law of the Government, as well as their belief that most have embraced religion (Islamic, Christian, and Hindu-Kaharingan).
Now the pantar founded without a Enggang symbol on it, because his victim was replaced with the head of a Buffalo. On the pillars there pantar incision incision-which indicates the level of difficulty to get the victims. Pantar is also free in carving with added carvings of animals on its shaft in accordance with the creations of sculptor.

Characteristics of pantar using human head as the victim is, 1) there was a Hornbill (made of ulin wood) on top of it, 2) there is a Tajahan (a small stump shaped spirit that is located in front of sandong made of ulin wood).

Sangaran
Sangaran is the last ceremony was carried out in a series of ceremonies Tiwah. Sangaran is a high pole (lower than the pantar) is around 3 meters are used to bind the victim either man or buffalo who will be killed (stabbed with a spear).

Sangaran is usually equipped with a jar and carvings in accordance with pemahatnya creations. Sangaran is held as a ladder (highest) to deliver the soul towards heaven "most beautiful".
Stages that we describe above is the name of the building that immediately established post ceremony takes place. All buildings are made of ulin wood and facing to the West.

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