Malagan friezes
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Malagan friezes are intricately carved and painted wooden panels from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, created for Malagan funerary ceremonies to honor the dead and embody clan identities and spiritual beliefs.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural artifact
ⓘ
funerary art ⓘ ritual art object ⓘ wooden panel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Malagan ceremonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malagan funerary rites ⓘ |
| color |
black
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red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| culture |
Malagan culture
NERFINISHED
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New Ireland cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
ancestral figures
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clan emblems ⓘ mythological beings ⓘ |
| function |
embodying clan identities
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expressing spiritual beliefs ⓘ honoring the dead ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethnological Museum of Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac NERFINISHED ⓘ National Museum and Art Gallery of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | local cosmology of New Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| ownership | clan-owned property ⓘ |
| partOf | Malagan art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postRitualFate |
often discarded after ceremonies
ⓘ
sometimes sold or traded ⓘ |
| region |
Northern New Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern New Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Malagan masks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malagan sculptures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| ritualRole |
focus of ceremonial display
ⓘ
temporary embodiment of spirits ⓘ |
| style |
highly stylized
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intricately carved openwork ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
clan status
ⓘ
relationships with ancestors ⓘ social rank ⓘ |
| temporalUse | created for specific ceremonies ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Malagan funerary ceremonies ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
carving
ⓘ
polychrome painting ⓘ |
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