IDNO

N.132225.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Membo Køyambo Mel digging grave: burial of amb Mokla.
Mokla was Kawelka Membo Køyambo, married to Tipuka Oklembo Ik, buried at her natal place where she had been living.

Physical Condition: half exposed frame.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; near Mope; Koklǝni; ples masmas (burial ground)

Cultural Affliation

Tipuka Oklembo; Kawelka Membo Køyambo

Named Person

Tipuka Oklembo Ik; Kawelka Membo Køyambo Mel; Kawelka Membo Køyambo Mokla

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

31 August 1964

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.132225.MST - N.132246.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 16.

Related Archive: Marilyn Strathern lists for this series “burial of amb Mokla, Membo Køyambo woman.” [Strathern's word document file]

Named Person: "Mokla (wife of Tipuka Oklembo Ik), Kawelka Membo Køyambo W." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 04/12/2016]

Named Person: "Ik (husband of Mokla) Tipuka Oklembo M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 16/11/2016]

Named Person: "Mel, Kawelka Membo Køyambo M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 11/29/2016]

Context: amb = woman, wife. [Strathern's Glossary, Archived word document, JD 4/18/2017]

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