IDNO

T.132150.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: ….giving of kng peng (head of the pig, a compensation) to T. Kendike by T. Kitepi & Wanyembo. Should have been a charge down the moka pena – only walked. Place: Kents moka pena (ceremonial ground).

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; Kents moka pena [Puklapei]

Cultural Affliation

Tipuka Kendike; Tipuka Kitepi; Wanyembo

Named Person

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

19 June 1964

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Colour Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.132135.MST - N.132153.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 11.

Context: kng peng = head of the pig, a compensation (Melpa). [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/26/2017]

Context: moka pena = ceremonial ground. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/24/2017]

Context: peng = head (p86) (Melpa). [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/27/2017]

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