Ossuary (Sandung)
ClassificationsFurnishings-Accessories-caskets, coffins, and sarcophagi
Culture
Dayak
Date19th Century
Made AtIndonesia, Asia
MediumIronwood
Dimensionsa,b: 24 × 20 × 86 in. (61 × 50.8 × 218.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase with Funds Provided by the Trude Jordan Fund
Object number2004.43.1a,b
DescriptionFunerary customs among the Dayak include two burials of the deceased. First upon death, the body is wrapped and left in or near the family home. At a later date and after decomposition, the bones are moved to a coffin, or ossuary, which is placed in a common burial ground for the community—usually in a natural rock and cliff environment.On View
On view
early 19th Century
18th to mid 19th Century
early to mid 20th Century
600-800 CE
4000-2000 BCE
early to mid 20th Century
