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    "pk": 63116,
    "title": "Kilenge Nausang Singsing (West New Britain, 1977–1978): A VisuaI Essay",
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    "abstract": "<p><em><span style='font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif;'>In this visual essay, the author documents the Kilenge Nausang masks he photographed in 1977 and 1978 during a Nausang </span></em><span style='font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif;'>singsing</span><em><span style='font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif;'> in the Kilenge village cluster of Ulumainge, Waremo, and Saumoi in West New Britain. The Kilenge people describe the Nausang as a giant of extraordinary power, a being with an essentially malevolent character who serves a corrective function. The author also presents his photo-documentation of a Nausang mask depicted on the men’s house </span></em><span style='font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif;'>(naulum)</span><em><span style='font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: \"Calibri\",sans-serif;'> in Potne, New Britain, as well as the construction of the men’s house.</span></em><!--EndFragment--></p>",
    "language": "eng",
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        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives  4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY-NC-ND 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\n\nNoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0"
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Kilenge"
        },
        {
            "word": "West New Britain"
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            "word": "Nausang"
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            "word": "masks"
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        {
            "word": "initiation"
        },
        {
            "word": "art"
        },
        {
            "word": "material culture"
        },
        {
            "word": "visual anthropology"
        },
        {
            "word": "architecture"
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        {
            "word": "Papua New Guinea"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Creative Work, Research Notes, & Interviews",
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        {
            "first_name": "Derk",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Van Groningen",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "",
            "department": ""
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    ],
    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2026-02-25T06:10:00+01:00",
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