IDNO

T.132018.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Mbukl. Tipuka men on way back from road work, and people wanting photo taken, with Councillor Purwa (white shirt / badge). They have their skirts hitched up for work.
Men were required to do a day a week on public works as needed e.g. buildings roads.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; Mbukl

Cultural Affliation

Tipuka Kitepi

Named Person

Tipuka Kitepi Purwa (Councillor)

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

9 March 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.

Named Person: "Purwa (Councillor; son of Kuri and Kundmbo Nomane; brother to Koka, Kengenǝ, and Mapa, father to Robert Purwa), Tipuka Kitepi M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 12/6/2016]

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