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- catalog abstract ""Malanggan are among the most treasured possessions in the Pacific, yet they continue to confound anthropologists. Central to funerals in New Ireland, these 'death' figures are intended to decompose as symbolic representations of the dead. Wrapped in images that are conceived of as 'skins', they are both visually complex and intriguing. This book is the first to interpret these mysterious agents of resemblance and connection as having a cognitive rather than a linguistic basis." "This study begins by tracing the history of the collections and moves on to consider the role these artefacts play in sacrifice, ritual and exchange. What is the relationship between Malanggan and memory? How can Malanggan be understood as a life force as well as a vehicle for thought? In an analysis of the cognitive aspects of Malanggan, Kuchler offers a conceptualization of the centrality of the knot as a mode of being, thinking and binding in the Pacific." "Malanggan: Art, Memory and Sacrifice provides a new take on one of the Pacific's classic puzzles, as well as a wealth of new information and resources for anthropologists, collectors and curators alike."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12704985.
- catalog coverage "New Ireland Province (Papua New Guinea) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Malanggan are among the most treasured possessions in the Pacific, yet they continue to confound anthropologists. Central to funerals in New Ireland, these 'death' figures are intended to decompose as symbolic representations of the dead. Wrapped in images that are conceived of as 'skins', they are both visually complex and intriguing. This book is the first to interpret these mysterious agents of resemblance and connection as having a cognitive rather than a linguistic basis."".
- catalog description ""This study begins by tracing the history of the collections and moves on to consider the role these artefacts play in sacrifice, ritual and exchange. What is the relationship between Malanggan and memory? How can Malanggan be understood as a life force as well as a vehicle for thought? In an analysis of the cognitive aspects of Malanggan, Kuchler offers a conceptualization of the centrality of the knot as a mode of being, thinking and binding in the Pacific." "Malanggan: Art, Memory and Sacrifice provides a new take on one of the Pacific's classic puzzles, as well as a wealth of new information and resources for anthropologists, collectors and curators alike."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Gathering places -- Matriliny in the making -- Sacrifice and calendrical rites -- Building up of the fire -- Images of malanggan -- On building and thinking -- Potent absence and the dynamics of sacrificial economy -- Conclusion.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-208) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 212 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Malanggan.".
- catalog identifier "1859736173".
- catalog identifier "185973622X (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Malanggan.".
- catalog isPartOf "Materializing culture".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Berg,".
- catalog relation "Malanggan.".
- catalog spatial "New Ireland Province (Papua New Guinea) Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Papua New Guinea New Ireland Province.".
- catalog subject "305.8/09953 21".
- catalog subject "Art Papua New Guinea New Ireland Province.".
- catalog subject "Art, Papua New Guinean Papua New Guinea New Ireland Province.".
- catalog subject "Ethnology Papua New Guinea New Ireland Province.".
- catalog subject "Funeral rites and ceremonies Papua New Guinea New Ireland Province.".
- catalog subject "GN671.N5 K83 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "Gathering places -- Matriliny in the making -- Sacrifice and calendrical rites -- Building up of the fire -- Images of malanggan -- On building and thinking -- Potent absence and the dynamics of sacrificial economy -- Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Malanggan : art, memory and sacrifice / Susanne Küchler.".
- catalog type "text".