malagan
A014221. Malagan bird carving. Side view. New Ireland Province, PNG. Purchased Captain Leeman 1883.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Photography Dept - J. Steele
- Summary:
- A014221 - 0/3/1883, malagan, , , New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, Pacific
- Item Name:
- malagan
- Label:
- Malagan bird shaped carving made from alstonia scholaris wood and ornamented with shell, ochre and pigment. It would have been displayed in the mouth of a malagan figure or clenched in the teeth of a dancer during a commemorative ceremony. Purchased from Captain Leeman in 1883. New Ireland Province. PNG.
- Keywords:
- funerary
- dance
- ceremony
- religion
- Province/State:
- New Ireland Province
- Country:
- Papua New Guinea
- Collection Area:
- Pacific
- Museum Department:
- Anthropology
- Registration Date:
- /03/1883
- Registration Number:
- A014221
- Associated Stories:
- New Ireland, Malagan scultpture and ceremony - construction
- New Ireland, Malagan scultpture and ceremony - symbolism
- New Ireland, Malagan scultpture and ceremony - general