 Occasionally, a weapon or heirloom, such as an important keris or tombak, was given its own palanquin.In Hindu culture in Bali today, the tradition of using palanquins for auspicious statues, weapons or heirlooms continues, for funerals especially; in more elaborate rituals, a palanquin is used to bear the body, and is subsequently cremated along with the departed.In pre-colonial Philippines, litters were a way of transportation for the elite; Datus or sovereign princes and their wives use a Sankayan or Sakayan, a wooden or bamboo throne called with elaborate and intricate carvings carried by their servants.