IDNO

T.68734.MFL

Description

A policeman standing in the ?plaza of the new settlement near Imonda on the rocks. He is wearing a watch, a wide brimmed hat and short blue trousers of the kind issued by the PNG police. He is holding a bow and two arrows in his right hand and a ?cigarette in his left hand. [He could be a member of the West Papuan Freedom Fighters because Imonda is also close to the border between Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian Province of West Papua] [Andrew Moutu 24/02/04].

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Sandaun Province; West Sepik; Near 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.68730 to T.68753 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/64/.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program One. [Mark Elliott 10/03/04].