Maluwana
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maluwana-193-14556555
title:
Maluwana
text:
A maluwana or maluana is a decorated wooden disc that forms the centre point of a tukusipan, a traditional community house of the Wayana and Aparai native American peoples, who can be found in Guyana, Suriname and Brazil. Maluwanas are made from the wood of the Ceiba tree C. pentandra, also known as the silk-cotton tree. The name means "house sky" in the Wayana language. The motifs of the maluwana are traditional, and represent evil animal spirits enclosed by a liminal border. They were traditio
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Traditional cultural artifact
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maluwana
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2024-04-03T21:31:30Z
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