IDNO

T.67840.MFL

Description

"Contractors labourers being paid Wabag”

Place

Oceania Melanesia; New Guinea; North Slopes of Mount Hagen; Enga Provice; Wabag

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

?21 May 1959

Collection Name

Macfarlane Collection

Source

Macfarlane, Alan

Format

Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.67481 to T.68999 and T.74937 to T.74998 were found in the box now numbered C494/.
T.67840 to T.67863 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/20/.

Facebook: Image published on PNG, Photo History, Taim Bipo group with the caption: "Wabag 1959, Macfarlane Collection, University of Cambridge. The man in the white shirt appears to be counting coins."
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"That is a typical dressing of the huli wig men of the new Hela Provinces that has separated from the Southern Highlands Province. (by Martin Kiwai Benjamin)." [JD 27/07/2022]