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I am going to Asbinan in Kalaskígan to have him make me a shoe of gold. To-morrow you must not use any of the things you have had out-of-doors, but you may make use of them when you build the taltalabong." The last spirit to come that night was Ablalansa who keeps guard over the sons of Kadaklan.
Taltalabong: Following many ceremonies a small bamboo raft with arched covering is constructed. In it offerings are placed for spirits, who have been unable to attend the rite. Tangpap: Two types of structure appear under this name. When it is built as a part of the Tangpap ceremony, it is a small house with a slanting roof resting on four poles. The larger has two floors, the smaller only one.
The final act of the ceremony is to construct the spirit raft taltalabong, load it with food, and set it afloat on the river, "so that all the spirits may see and know what has been done."
As a final act basi is served to all, and tadek is danced until the guests are ready to return to their homes. In San Juan they make the spirit raft taltalabong as in Tangpap, and set it afloat at sunset. The mediums are paid off in rice, a portion of the slaughtered animals, beads, one or two blankets, and perhaps a weapon or piece of money.
Just as the sun is sinking, the raft is carried to the river, and is set afloat, in order that any interested spirits, who may have been prevented from attending the ceremony, may still receive their share of the offering. In Likuan a different explanation is offered for the taltalabong.
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