Murtumis
Murtumis is a term used in ethnographic and speculative fiction contexts to denote a traditional practice centered on the creation, display, and exchange of figurative objects known as murtumis. In variants described in sources, communities carve or assemble these figures from clay, wood, or mixed media and place them in homes or public spaces as part of seasonal rites.
The word is described as deriving from a root meaning form or image in the fictional Valaran
Early references place murtumis in oral traditions of the Valaran hills, with diffusion into neighboring regions
Craft production is often communal. Apprentices learn carving and painting from elders, and color choices carry
In contemporary scholarship, murtumis are discussed as material culture in ethnographic and world-building literature. They appear