IDNO

N.132255.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Oke, with original haus kuk (cooking house) in background.
Oke was a principal assistant of Marilyn Strathern at Kelua. He is a ‘sister’s son’ to Elti Weimb Meninga, and his elder brother Ake was already living at Kelua with the Elti when he came to work for me. Oke and Ake’s father was from a tribal group to the south (dialect area called ‘Temboka’), the Olka.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Olka; Temboka; Elti Weimb

Named Person

"Elti Weimb" Oke; "Elti Weimb" Ake; Elti Weimb Meninga; Marilyn Strathern

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.132255.MST - N.132262.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 18.

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]

Context: haus kuk = cooking house. [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]