IDNO

T.68695.MFL

Description

A group of Swagup men sitting down on a canoe which is being constructed. Some of the older men are wearing shell necklaces, probably an index of their social standing within the village [Andrew Moutu 20/02/04].

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; East Sepik; Swagup

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

15 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.68682 to T.68705 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/62/.

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