IDNO

T.68644.MFL

Description

A house under construction, with two boys standing beneath the frame. One boy has a string bag hanging by his waste. The bag is made of fibre taken from particular tree plants. The house is made from logs taken from the forest and the roof is made from sago palm leaves [Andrew Moutu 20/02/04].

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; East Sepik Province; Wogamus River; ?Yareno

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

12 June 1967

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.68640 to T.68657 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/60/.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program One. [Mark Elliott 02/03/04].