6 mai 1900 - Malagan display and mask

Description:

20th century
Wood, pigment, fiber and shell
Papua New Guinea
Malagan is a ritual for the people of New Ireland which is a part of Papua New Guinea.
Express many complex religious and philosophical ideas
Concerned with honoring and dismissing the dead
Affirm identity of clan groups
Negotiate land rights

Symbolism: identity, gender, kinship, death and spirit world