Inauguration-Vernissage

Presentation ceremony of a huli ornament at MEG by Mundiya Kepanga

Saturday 18 June 2022, 14:00

Mundiya Kepanga portant une coiffe Chuli.

Presentation ceremony of a huli ornament by Mundiya Kepanga, Papuan chief of the Huli tribe. Temporary exhibition. Saturday 18 June at 2pm.

As part of the donation of a Huli ornament by Papuan Chief Mundiya Kepanga, the MEG is organising a weekend of free public events to celebrate this acquisition, in the presence of Mundiya Kepanga and the director Marc Dozier.

In Europe for a few months, Papuan chief Mundiya Kepanga will stop by the MEG to offer a Huli ornament to the museum. With this gesture, he wishes to raise public awareness of the issue of deforestation of the primary forests of Papua New Guinea and the importance of taking care of one's environment.

This donation allows MEG to develop a relationship of trust and equitable exchange with a source community in Papua New Guinea and is in line with the Museum's decolonial approach. It allows MEG to pursue its commitment to contribute to the societal debate on the issues of environmental responsibility.

The set offered to MEG consists of a headdress from the third initiation period (manda tinderia), for the transition to adulthood, as well as a complete set (apron and bark bag, bracelets, necklaces).

A ceremony is being organised for the occasion during which the Papuan chief will hand over the ornament and give a speech and recommendations related to this donation.

This is an event not to be missed and a rare opportunity to meet this important indigenous figure.

The ceremony will be held in the MEG temporary exhibition.

Speakers:

Mundiya Kepanga, Papuan chief of the Huli tribe, he leads a traditional life in his village, in the heart of one of the world's primary forests. In his culture, a tree is planted at each birth, and each deceased person is buried at the foot of a tree, since the latter is considered a "brother". "As long as there are trees, there will be people", Mundiya likes to repeat, like his ancestors. Committed to the defence of the environment and particularly the primary forest of his country, the traditional leader has been travelling in Europe since 2003 and gives conferences at the invitation of museums, researchers or schools. He has spoken on numerous occasions at international conferences in Paris (COP21...), London and New York.

Translation: Marc Dozier, photographer, filmmaker and fixer, devotes most of his work to Papua New Guinea. His work has led to the publication of numerous books and documentaries.

Date de dernière mise à jour de l'événement 19.05.2022
© Marc Dozier

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