IDNO

T.68665.MFL

Description

Bill Townsend and Mervyn Meggitt observing the process of sago production. A woman is seated, loading the limbum container with pulped sago pit which will then be taken to a trough to be washed [Andrew Moutu 20/02/04].

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

William H. Townsend; Mervyn Meggitt

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

14 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.68658 to T.68681 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/61/.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program One. [Mark Elliott 09/03/04].