IDNO

T.131983.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Councillor Nøpil (in red) and his people including Andrew Strathern’s ‘informant’ wearing a kina shell (pearlshell) in front of new house, at Roklaka near Nunga.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; Dei Council area

Cultural Affliation

Roklaka

Named Person

Andrew Strathern; Roklaka Nøpil (Councillor)

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

6 February 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.

Named Person: "Nøpil (Councillor), from Roklaka tribe M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 12/5/2016]

Context: kina = Pidgin term for pearlshells. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/26/2017]

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