IDNO

N.132236.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Arrival of Apili from the Kumant river (valley) (brother of deceased), greeted by other Køyambo mourners. Køyambo Mel also standing up.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; Pəng; manga rapa; Kumant River [Gumants]

Cultural Affliation

Kawelka Membo Køyambo

Named Person

Kawelka Membo Køyambo Apili; Kawelka Membo Køyambo Mel; Kawelka Membo Køyambo Mokla

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

3 September 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 “Funeral feast for Mokla.” [Strathern's word document file]

Named Person: "Apili (brother of Mokla), Kawelka Membo Køyambo M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 10/11/2016]

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

Named Person: "Mokla (wife of Tipuka Oklembo Ik), Kawelka Membo Køyambo W". [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', KH 21/03/2017]

Context: Kumant = a river, conventionally spelled (appears on maps as) Gumants. [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]