IDNO

N.132067.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Kont cutting up pig of his wife's sister's husband Kraep, and funeral muming (earth oven) of pig (Kraep’s place). Surrounded by Kraep’s wife and children. At Ripora (Ngglammbo place name).
Pig is being butchered in customary manner.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; Ripora (Ngglammbo place name); Kraep’s place

Cultural Affliation

Kawelka Membo; Kawelka Kurupmbo

Named Person

Kawelka Membo Kraep; Kawelka Kurupmbo Kont

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

8 May 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.

Named Person: "Kraep (husband of Kawelka Ngglammbo Mande), Kawelka Membo M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 23/11/2016, KH 21/03/2017]

Named Person: "Kont ("Christian Kont"; husband of Kawelka Ngglammbo Wora), Kawelka Kurupmbo M". [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', KH 21/03/2017]

Context: muming = Pidgin term for ‘cooking in earth oven’ (not the oven itself). [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/26/2017]

Context: WZH = abbreviation for wife’s sister’s husband. The husbands of two sisters have a special relationship. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/24/2017]

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