IDNO

N.132258.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Muklnga son of Elti Weimb Meninga, playing with ‘taxi-mel’ (mel means ‘thing’), a self-constructed toy made out of pitpit and banana base.

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Elti Weimb

Named Person

Elti Weimb Muklnga; Elti Weimb Meninga

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: "Muklnga (son of Meninga), Elti Weimb M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 04/12/2016]

Named Person: "Meninga (father of Muklnga), Elti Weimb M." [Information provided by Marilyn Strathern on 'List of Personal Names', JD 11/7/2016]

Context: mel = mel means ‘thing’ (Melpa). [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/25/2017]

Context: pitpit = Pidgin term for wild sugar cane grasses (see description of object MAA 1968.230 A+B). [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/26/2017]

Related Object: MAA 1968.230 A+B "Bow and bowstring. Bow made of reddish wood which appears to have been further stained with ochre, with horizontal black lines painted across it at intervals of 1 1/2"-2 1/2". This 'decorated' the bow back. Such bows are ornamented when they are carried at pig-killing festivals as part of the ceremonial gear. In five cases the black lines have been infilled to form panels - so that the bow would look as though it were striped red and black. The bow is 46" long and has a knob at each end to hold the string. The string is made of pitpit (wild sugar cane grasses) Strings also made of bamboo." From Wiru, Mount Hagen Area. Donated by A.M. and A.J. Strathern, 1967. [JD 4/25/2017]

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