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Tempon-teloris-Ship of the Dead

Among the Dayaks of Borneo the Ship of the Dead, the vessel which carries the souls of the departed in search of the hereafter, is generally represented as being of the shape of a bird, the rhinoceroshornbill. Accompanying the souls on their journey through the fire-sea are all the stores which have been laid out at the trivah or feast of the dead, and all the slaves who have been killed for that purpose. After some vicissitudes in the fiery sea, the Ship of the Dead, with Tempon-telon at the helm, reaches the golden shores of the Blessed.