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These carvings were brought down from Lus to sell. They are basically soft wood, carved and then decorated with clay, paint and sometimes, feathers. The clay and paint of these are natural and locally mined. Sometimes small, fine pieces are spliced on with shards of bamboo. Spider webs were integrated to encourage the clay to hold together. Traditionally, some carving patterns were "owned" and anyone who wanted to duplicate them had to pay for that privilege. Generally, Mewun art was not made to last and not valued after it was used in a ceremony until the outside world became interested in buying them. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
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image
Language
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Subject
Wood-carving Art Sculpture Wintua (Malekula, Vanuatu) Melanesia Pacific Islands South West Bay (Malakula, Vanuatu) Oceania Land and Custom Sustained and Revived
Place
Wintua (Malekula, Vanuatu) Melanesia Pacific Islands South West Bay (Malakula, Vanuatu) Oceania
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