IDNO

T.131999.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Artefact (prehistoric): (Hafted) axe head and ballistic ball. Neither were recent items of warfare. The hafted axe head is similar to types found in the lowlands of Papua New Guinea.
Kulow, who made the collection photographed in this series, was the resident medical doctor in charge of the Lutheran-sponsored Kotna hospital.
Artefacts photographed at Dr Kulow’s home, Lutheran Mission, Kotna.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; Kotna; Lutheran Mission

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Dr David Kulow

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

21 February 1964

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.131993.MST - T.132027.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 3.

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