IDNO

N.132250.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Tee pakla (‘excrement fence’ made for babies, in relation to fertility) for Kil’s daughter, with Oke.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Western Highlands Province; near Mt. Hagen; Kelua

Cultural Affliation

Elti Weimb; ?Penambe

Named Person

"Elti Weimb" Oke; ?Penambe Kil (or Kili)

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

8 November 1964

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.132247.MST - N.132254.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 17.

Named Person: "Oke (sister’s son to Meninga; brother to Ake; their father was from southern tribe Olka, but both brothers were living with the Elti Weimb), "Elti Weimb" M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', KH 22/03/2017]

Named Person: "Kil or Kili, probably a Penambe (tribe) man who lives with the Elti Weimb M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 24/11/2016]

Context: tee pakla = ‘excrement fence’ made for babies, in relation to fertility (Melpa). [Strathern's Glossary 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]