IDNO

N.132172.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Tipuka and Kawelka pulling post for River Məka bridge. At boundary of Minembi Mimke and Kawelka Kundmbo territories.
…. esp. kaukau (pidgin for sweet potato) …
A big bilum of kaukau c 40lbs weight or more: for 5 shillings, smaller bag c 25lbs for 2 shillings.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; Minembi Mimke Territory; Kawelka Kundmbo Territory

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

13 July 1964

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.132170.MST - N.132205.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 14.

Related Archive: Marilyn Strathern lists for this series “Tipuka and Kawelka pulling post for River Məka bridge.” [Strathern's word document file]

Context: bilum = Pidgin term for netbeg, in Melpa called wal. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/24/2017]

Context: kaukau = Pidgin term for sweet potato. [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]