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 (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiwah ceremony canonical | 1 |
| Tiwah funeral ceremony | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6443739 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tiwah ceremony Context triple: [Ngaju people, traditionalRitual, Tiwah ceremony]
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Kuksu ceremony
The Kuksu ceremony is a traditional religious and healing ritual complex of several Indigenous groups in central California, involving masked dances, initiation rites, and seasonal celebrations tied to spiritual renewal and community cohesion.
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Melasti purification ceremony
The Melasti purification ceremony is a Balinese Hindu ritual held before Nyepi in which sacred objects and devotees are taken to the sea or other bodies of water to be ritually cleansed and purified.
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Yadnya Kasada ceremony
The Yadnya Kasada ceremony is an annual Hindu ritual of the Tenggerese people in East Java, Indonesia, in which offerings are cast into the crater of Mount Bromo to honor ancestral spirits and deities.
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D.
Machi healing ceremony
The Machi healing ceremony is a traditional Mapuche spiritual and medicinal rite led by a shamanic healer to restore balance and well-being within individuals and the community.
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E.
Kuomboka ceremony
The Kuomboka ceremony is a traditional annual Lozi royal barge procession in western Zambia, marking the Litunga’s move from the flooded Barotse Floodplain to higher ground and celebrated with elaborate music, dance, and regalia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tiwah ceremony Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Kuksu ceremony
The Kuksu ceremony is a traditional religious and healing ritual complex of several Indigenous groups in central California, involving masked dances, initiation rites, and seasonal celebrations tied to spiritual renewal and community cohesion.
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B.
Melasti purification ceremony
The Melasti purification ceremony is a Balinese Hindu ritual held before Nyepi in which sacred objects and devotees are taken to the sea or other bodies of water to be ritually cleansed and purified.
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C.
Yadnya Kasada ceremony
The Yadnya Kasada ceremony is an annual Hindu ritual of the Tenggerese people in East Java, Indonesia, in which offerings are cast into the crater of Mount Bromo to honor ancestral spirits and deities.
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D.
Machi healing ceremony
The Machi healing ceremony is a traditional Mapuche spiritual and medicinal rite led by a shamanic healer to restore balance and well-being within individuals and the community.
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E.
Kuomboka ceremony
The Kuomboka ceremony is a traditional annual Lozi royal barge procession in western Zambia, marking the Litunga’s move from the flooded Barotse Floodplain to higher ground and celebrated with elaborate music, dance, and regalia.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ
linked to:
Dayak traditional religion
|
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culture | Dayak culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupContext | Ngaju Dayak ⓘ |
| 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
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ritual specialists ⓘ village community ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Ngaju Dayak people
ⓘ
linked to:
Dayak peoples
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| practicedIn |
Central Kalimantan
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ |
| purpose |
to assist the soul of the deceased in reaching the afterlife
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to complete the journey of the dead to the spirit world ⓘ to honor ancestors ⓘ |
| region | Kalimantan ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | sacred ritual ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Kaharingan ⓘ |
| 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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