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has gloss | eng: Uli figures are wooden statues from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. They are said to depict either an ancestor or a sort of force or energy associated with ancestral power. Apparently hermaphroditic, they were used in rites associated with fertility and commemoration of important ancestors. |
lexicalization | eng: Uli Figure |
instance of | e/Monument |
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