Malagan
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thumb|Malagan masks from the Ethnological Museum of Berlin
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It sits within the topics Death customs, Folk festivals in Papua New Guinea and Masks in Papua New Guinea.
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- Malagan ceremonies
- Malagan carvings and carvers
- Malagan culture
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thumb|Malagan masks from the Ethnological Museum of Berlin
Malagan (also spelled malangan or malanggan) ceremonies are large, intricate traditional cultural events that take place in parts of New Ireland province in Papua New Guinea. The word malagan refers to wooden carvings prepared for ceremonies and to an entire system of traditional culture. ==Malagan ceremonies==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Malagan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.