IDNO

T.131967.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Early morning mist / light, hills back of Dobel. (name: Porombetl?)
The fishponds was part of local agricultural development, and a house adjacent was empty. The administration allowed Marilyn Strathern and Andrew Strathern to spend their first few days of fieldwork there.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; near Mt. Hagen town; Dobel fishponds

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

28 January 1964

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.131959.MST - T.131992.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 2.

A grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation Historical Archives Program supported the documentation and preservation of the Strathern photographic collection. [JD 6/11/2017]