IDNO

T.68726.MFL

Description

Inscription on the slide indicates that this is a view of a new settlement of the village that has been abandoned. Why has this village been abandoned is an intriguing question? In some parts of Papua New Guinea, such as the Fuyuge of Central Province with whom the anthropologist Eric Hirsch worked, houses are created for ritual purposes and then abandoned after the ritual is completed. Could this be a comparable situation in the Imonda area? [Andrew Moutu 24/02/04]

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Sandaun Province; West Sepik; Imonda on the Rocks

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

19 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.68706 to T.68729 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/63/.

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