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Malangan, horizontal fish, power symbol |
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Region:
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Melanesia
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CCountry:
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Papua New Guinea
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Island Group or Local Origin:
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New Ireland, Malangan
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Category:
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Ceremonial
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Size:
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48" X10"
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| Fish,power symbols and a central "eye of fire" motif decorate this horizontal malangan also know as a "kobokobor" type. These friezes are often hung on the wall of a malangan house behind the other sculptures.Collected in the l980's on Tabar Island which is believed to be the point of origin for malangan culture, | ||
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