Mortlock

Japanese: Mortlock
Mortlock

...The exact same female figures are always found in the "spirit houses" of the Sepik River region of New Guinea, but the relationship between the two is unclear. Masks are not generally found in Micronesia, but an exception is the human face called "Tapuanu" on Mortlock Island in the Caroline Islands. Some decorate large pillars erected at the gables of meeting houses, and others are a pair of male and female figures used in fertility dances.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mortlock" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…またニューギニアのセピック川地方の〈精霊の家〉にもまったく同様の女性像が必ずみられるが,両者の関連は明らかではない。ミクロネシアでは一般に仮面がみられないが,例外的なものとしてカロリン諸島モルトロック島Mortlockの〈タプアヌTapuanu〉と呼ばれる人面があげられる。集会所の切妻のところに立てられる大柱を装飾するものと,豊饒祈願の舞踊に用いられる男女1対のものがある。…

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