IDNO

T.68647.MFL

Description

A woman bending over a container of sago made from limbum [Tok Pisin for black palm]. She is probably gifting some of the sago to other villagers. She is wearing a shell necklace and grass skirt made from new sago leaves. Two girls on the left (partial view) also wearing grass skirts [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 05/03/04].