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Honoring and Negating the Dead through Malangan in Papua New Guinea

May 10th, 2023 Awake Goy
Malangan carvings, now world-famous, are the wooden carvings which are created for use in malangan ceremonies. Traditionally these were burnt at the conclusion of the event; in modern times most are now retained. Source: Rita Willaert/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The term “malangan” has a dual meaning. It can either represent the elaborate memorial festivals held in New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) in honor of deceased members of a clan

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