IDNO

N.132394.MST

Description

On Strathern's listing: Oke standing beside Taro kongkong (in Melpa called me tawe).

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Elti Weimb

Named Person

"Elti Weimb" Oke

Photographer

Strathern, Marilyn (later Prof., Dame)

Collector / Expedition

Date

4 July 1965

Collection Name

Strathern Collection

Source

Strathern, Marilyn (Prof., Dame)

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.132370.MST - N.132402.MST were identified by Marilyn Strathern as Set 27.

Context: me tawe = Melpa (Hagen) term for the taro plant which in Pidgin is called taro kongkong. [Strathern's Glossary word document, JD 4/25/2017]

Context: taro kongkong = Pidgin term for the taro plant which in Melpa (Hagen) is called me tawe. [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]