IDNO

N.132029.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Komiti (title for people who assisted local government councillors) Nøring, Tipuka Oklembo. A long, newspaper-wrapped cigarette in his hand.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; Mbukl; near Rest House

Cultural Affliation

Tipuka Oklembo

Named Person

Tipuka Oklembo Nøring

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

7 March 1964

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.132028.MST - T.132035.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 4.

Named Person: "Nøring (Komiti; father of Tot), Tipuka Oklembo M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 12/5/2016]

Context: Komiti = Pidgin title of an official in the new Local Government Council regime, he is the deputy and assistant to a Councillor or Kaunsel. [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]