Jar and log coffin burials
As the carvings and the erection of klirieng involved a great deal of labour and time, only upperclass families could afford them.
Beginning in the late prehistoric period, a great variety of burial modes were practised in Malaysia. In Sabah and Sarawak, secondary burials using jars as containers—hence the term 'jar burials'—were common. In Sarawak, where this custom continued until the early 20th century, elaborately carved wooden burial poles and burial huts were constructed to house the burial jars of important people, while in Sabah, primary and extended burials housed in decorated log coffins continued until the early historic period.
- Information in the full article includes
- Secondary jar burials
- Burial poles and huts
- Log coffin burials