IDNO

N.132064.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Day of very high wind: Policeman’s house collapsed, with Kiap’s [Pidgin term for officer of the Australian administration] house and haus kuk (cooking house) in background.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

30 April 1964

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.132056.MST - N.132069.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 6.

Context: haus kuk = cooking house. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/18/2017]

Context: kiap = (Pidgin, from captain) = any officer of the Australian administration, eg Patrol Officer, District Commissioner. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/25/2017]

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