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| a payment of currency or ritual objects, made by the groom's family to the bride's family to cement the relationship. |
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| a historical or mythological hero who changes the world through invention or discovery |
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| lasting for a very short time |
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| believing that the people, customs, and traditions of your race or culture are superior or more correct than those of other cultures |
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| a graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept |
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| uncivilized/early in development - a racist/colonialist/western-centric term that was once used to refer to cultures that seemed less "advanced" than western cultures |
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| a ceremony or event marking an important stage or transition in a person's life |
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| an object or animate being believed to have spiritual significance and/or adopted as an emblem by a group |
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| having the form of or attributes of an animal |
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| a prehistoric sculpture from the Western Highlands of New Guinea depicting an animal head with a long snout on a human body. ~8000 years old, one of the earliest examples of Oceanic art. |
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| an ancestral figure carved of wood and displayed alongside skulls of ancestors, crocodiles, and pigs in the men's house (papuan gulf) |
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| a memorial pole carved to commemorate the spirits of the deceased when the community is about to avenge them |
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| masks used in dances primarily for entertainment in PNG |
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| the pidgin word for ceremonial house (Sepik/Abelam) |
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| a female sea spirit, represented by very large sacred masks (Elema, PNG) |
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| masked dancer who represents the spirit of a deceased person (Asmat, Irian Jaya) |
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| Abelam ceremonial house where initiations take place |
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| small wooden ancestor figure - spirits are called into them, and the living ask them for advice and answers (Geelvinck Bay, Irian Jaya) |
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| a cycle of exchange based on shell necklaces and armbands (Trobriand Islands, PNG) |
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| masks performed during initiations and to mark other special events (Iatmul, PNG) |
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| Abelam - carved figures meant to represent ancestral figures. they reside in the korambo (ceremonial house) |
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| a spirit figure represented by a hook figure (Sepik) |
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| Torres Strait (between PNG and Australia) |
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| Irian Jaya (the western half of the island of new guinea) |
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| New Britain and New Ireland |
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| Asmat (culture that lives in this region of the island of new guinea) |
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| cultural group of New Zealand |
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