IDNO

N.132257.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Yamka Councillor Aep and his wife. The Yamka (a significant Central Melpa tribe) live nearby, including at a place called ‘Number 2 Kelua’.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Central Melpa; Yamka

Named Person

Aep

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: "Aep (Councillor), Yamka (a significant Central Melpa tribe) M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 11/7/2016]

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