New Ireland Malagan Totem
Cultural Relic
Museum collections
19th century cultural relics
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New Ireland Malagan Totem
Malagan Totem
Totems
Malagan
Wooden Totem
New Irish Indigenous Peoples
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Coin
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The Malagan totem from late 19th century New Ireland is decorated with various pigments, including lime, in the form of carved wood. The eyes are made of tiger snail shells, and the hair is made of wooden handles fixed in the head socket. Malagan is a collective term in Northern New Ireland, primarily used for ceremonies commemorating the deceased, as well as for masks and carvings associated with them. This Malagan totem is now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
