'Malagan' Figure
carved wood, pigment
Papua New Guinea
late 19th century
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Love glancing over at the map on my office wall of our gorgeous island, and remembering why we do what we do... May we bring hope, healing and a sense of togetherness for us all.
I LOVE this place we all call home!
Let’s together build a Nation of Neighbours 💚
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Uli figures are wooden statues from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. Like their neighbors to the north and south, the artistic traditions of the peoples of central New Ireland formerly focused largely around mortuary rites. In contrast to the intricate malagan carvings of the north, artists in central New Ireland produced less ornate but more permanent figures known as uli, which were kept and reused many times. No longer made today, uli were displayed as part of lengthy fertility rites involving the exhumation and reburial of human skulls, which accompanied the planting of sacred plants. When a newly carved uli was brought out, a shaman assisted in inducing the spirit of the deceased chief to enter the carving, and after the ceremony, the work was kept in the "men's house" where it would continue to aid the successor and his people. Uli figures appear hermaphroditic, having both a phallus and prominent breasts. This blending of male and female features possibly symbolized the fertile and nourishing powers of clan leaders, who were expected to provide for the other members of the clan. The Uli figures probably symbolized the connection between paternal and maternal life energy in initiation ceremonies.
Uli Figure
carved wood, pigments
late 19th century
New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
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Ach spelled Kwaidan wrong. Sumimasen. Our group consisted of a Greek beauty, an Italian gentle giant, a Chinese student, two Irish (one being Irish-born Canadian i.e. me) & two Japanese. Great chat about the literary genius of Hearn & his extraordinary life (do Google him). Love the #newIreland.
Malagan ceremonies are a means by which whole communities can express their reverence for the deceased. It is not a time of grief but a festival for honouring the dead. Malagan carvings are owned by particular clans and are made for ceremonies by specially commissioned carvers. The "ges" mask, a specific type of Malagan mask, represents the spiritual double or "bush spirit" of an individual, particularly the deceased, and refers to a type of mask used in the Malagan ceremonies of Northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, that represents the spiritual double of an individual, often a deceased ancestor, and is used to honor the dead and ward off malevolent spirits.
Rare ges mask for
malagan ceremonies
wood, pigment, shell, fibers
19th century
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck
Archipelago - New Ireland
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Fantastic listen as @columeastwood.ie lays out the roadmap to building a #NewIreland
Particularly impressed at how every major party in ROI is now committed to reunification @newireland.bsky.social
The Irish Government’s continued and serious engagement will help build a new Ireland 🇪🇺
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There's now a want for a principled & centre-left movement to build a social democratic #NewIreland
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#EarthquakeReport #TsunamiReport for #OTD in 2016 M 7.9 #Earthquke offshore of #Bougainville & #NewIreland #PapuaNewGuinea
generated local #Tsunami
felt intensity MMI 9
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