Digging Up Values of Solidarity and Togetherness from Sandong and its Paraphernalia (Kotawaringin Timur, Central Kalimantan)

by Hartatik

Abstract

The author describes that the climax of the death ceremony, tiwah, of the Ngaju is the establishment of sandong and its paraphernalia. Resources to perform tiwah and to build such architecture are usually funded by relatives of the dead and village community of various ethnic and religion, whether Kaharingan, Christian or Moslem, as well as the need to handle laborious hard work by large manpower and a great deal of time. This condition demonstrates that a down-to-earth community living in Kotawaringin Timur sustained by simple facilities is capable of preventing the occurance of a social conflict by a harmonious and interlaced cooperation.

(Source: Naditira Widya Special Edition Number 6, June 2001:70-80; ISSN 1410-0932)