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单词 pukamani pole
释义

pukamani pole

/ˈpuːkəˌmɑːni pəʊl /
noun Australian
A decorated pole used in burial rituals by the Tiwi people of Bathurst and Melville Islands: a crowd of white visitors were milling round the Pukamani poles, taking photos...
  • The National Gallery of Australia's sculpture garden includes a proud cluster of Pukamani poles from Bathurst Island.
  • Objects of Western manufacture were replacing native Tiwi craft as proper payment for the makers of the ceremonial Pukamani poles.
  • What if Mack had sold pukamani poles that weren't carved by the Tiwi people and Fisher found out about it?

Origin

1960s: probably from Tiwi (an Aboriginal language).

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