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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. /Winter
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./Winter
Title: skulptur, malagan, sculpture
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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.
/Winter
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.
/Winter.
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