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1915.02.0743 :: malangan, figur, skulptur

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Stor trämask/Malagan skuren ur ett stycke, genombrutna ornament. Längst ner, själva masken med stor mun, näsa och ögon av grön/brun snäcka (Turbo petholatus). Huvudets topp är gjort av växtfibrer som sedan kalkats alldeles vitt. Ovanpå denna mask/hjälm finns talrika sniderier varav flera är skurna i relief, de för regionen typiska fjäderliknande tunnt målade motiven återkommer ofta. Längst upp är en fågel i helfigur utskuren, denne har ögon av den grön/bruna snäckan (Turbo petholatus). Figuren är målad i rött, svart och vitt.

Malagan carvings, now world-famous, are the wooden carvings which are created for use in malagan ceremonies. Traditionally these were burnt at the conclusion of the event; in modern times most are now retained, as the carving tradition is now only known by a few.

Many malagan carvings are held in European and other museums.

Each malagan has an ownership history and a story, sometimes a personal name, plus a complex of songs, chants, performances and ritual sites associated with it. Its design is old, but each carver reinterprets it.

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1915.02.0743 :: malangan, figur, skulptur

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