 The manner in which the hands of the front figure are folded across the chest is also a widespread practice in the islands when arranging the corpse.The carved prow and the eye motif of the spirit boat is
still found on the traditional watercraft of the Sulu Archipelago, Borneo, and
Malaysia.Similarities in the execution of the ears, eyes, nose, and mouth of
the figures may be seen today in the wood carving of Taiwan, the Philippines,
and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.